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.
Example Sentences
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Although sex-biased genes differed between species, the study showed that the types of cells that are sexually dimorphic are the same across species.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023
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
Quorum sensing in the dimorphic fungus Candida albicans is mediated by farnesol.
From Nature ● Nov. 14, 2017
I suspected, therefore, but erroneously as it proved, that this plant was dimorphic, like Primula, Linum, etc., and in the year 1862 twelve plants, covered by a net in the greenhouse, were subjected to trial.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
