ˌməltə̇ˈfȯ(r)məd.ē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Late Latin multiformitat-, multiformitas, from Latin multiformis multiform + -tat-, -tas -ty
: the state of being multiform : diversity
the multiformity and at the same time the regularity of the shapes in the structure of plants and animals — M.M.Novikoff