DIMORPHISM


Meaning of DIMORPHISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌfi-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1832

: the condition or property of being dimorphic or dimorphous: as

a. : the existence of two different forms (as of color or size) of a species especially in the same population

sexual dimorphism

b. : the existence of a part (as leaves of a plant) in two different forms

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.