"dimorphism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-dimorphism.wav [US] Forms: dimorphisms [plural]
Etymology: From di- + -morphism. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|di|morphism}} di- + -morphism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dimorphism (countable and uncountable, plural dimorphisms)
  1. (biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: occurrence of two distinct forms of any part): dimorfisme [masculine] (Catalan), dimorfismi (Finnish), kaksimuotoisuus (Finnish), dimorphisme [masculine] (French), διμορφισμός (dimorfismós) [masculine] (Greek), tvíbreytni [feminine] (Icelandic), démhorfacht [feminine] (Irish), dimorfismo [masculine] (Italian), dymorfizm [masculine] (Polish), bimorfizm [masculine] (Polish), dimorfismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dimorphism-en-noun-Uut3KLF0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -morphism Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 27 33 40 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: occurrence of two distinct forms of any part': 51 33 16
  2. (biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual): dimorfismus [masculine] (Czech), dimorfismi (Finnish), kaksimuotoisuus (Finnish), διμορφισμός (dimorfismós) [masculine] (Greek), tvíbreytni [feminine] (Icelandic), démhorfacht [feminine] (Irish), dymorfizm [masculine] (Polish), dimorfismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dimorphism-en-noun-V1saLe8p Categories (other): English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -morphism Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 27 33 40 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual': 18 74 8
  3. (geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms): dimorfismi (Finnish), kaksimuotoisuus (Finnish), tvíbreytni [feminine] (Icelandic), démhorfacht [feminine] (Irish), dimorfismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dimorphism-en-noun-Wr2~QpZ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -morphism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphism: 27 33 40 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms': 18 18 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sexual dimorphism Related terms: dimorphic, dimorphous, monomorphism, polymorphism, biform

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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms",
      "word": "dimorfismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms",
      "word": "kaksimuotoisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tvíbreytni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "démhorfacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "geology: property of existing in two distinct crystalline forms",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dimorfismo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dimorphism"
}

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