dichromatic

American

[dahy-kroh-mat-ik, -kruh-] / ˌdaɪ kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -krə- /

adjective

Also having or showing two colors; dichromic.
Zoology. exhibiting two color phases within a species not due to age or season.

dichromatic British

/ daɪˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm, ˌdaɪkrəʊˈmætɪk /

adjective

Also: dichroic. having or consisting of only two colours
(of animal species) having two different colour varieties that are independent of sex and age
able to perceive only two (instead of three) primary colours and the mixes of these colours

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dichromatism

noun

Etymology

Origin of dichromatic

First recorded in 1840–50; di- ¹ + chromatic

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dichromatic

adjective

adjective

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Origin of dichromatic

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It Takes Two: Di