dimorphous
adjective
having two forms.
dimorphic
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a variation of
dimorphous.
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a word derived from
dimorphism.
dimorphismnounthe occurrence of two forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species.
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"The impact of nerve injury on the immune system across the lifespan is sexually dimorphic" by Sam Zhou, Xiang Shi, Alain Zhang, Magali Millecamps, Jeffrey Mogil and Ji Zhang was published in Neurobiology of Pain.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025
These come in two "dimorphic" sizes, "small worker cells and large reproductive cells, which forces the builders to join differently sized hexagons," the authors explain.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2023
His masculinist fantasy of himself is structurally dimorphic; it requires an approving female presence to authorize and excuse and interpret.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2019
In the Trachyleberididae, there is a clear visual indication that more strongly dimorphic species have shorter stratigraphic durations.
From Nature ● Apr. 10, 2018
In this case, as in the last, distinct species, local forms, and dimorphic specimens, have been confounded under the common appellation of varieties.
From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Alfred Russel Wallace
