— polymorphic , adj.
/pol"ee mawrf'/ , n.
1. Biol. an organism having more than one adult form, as the different castes in social ants.
2. Crystall. any of the crystal forms assumed by a substance that exhibits polymorphism.
3. Anat. granulocyte.
[ 1820-30; polýmorphos; see POLY-, -MORPH ]