I. ˈpälēˌmȯrf, -lə̇ˌm- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from polymorphous
1. : a polymorphous organism ; also : one of several forms of such an organism
2. : any of the crystalline forms of a polymorphous substance
3. : a polymorphonuclear leukocyte
II. adjective
: polymorphic