"dimorphic" meaning in English

See dimorphic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /daɪˈmɔːfɪk/ [UK], /ˌdaɪˈmɔɹfɪk/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk Etymology: From di- + -morphic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|di|morphic}} di- + -morphic Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} dimorphic
  1. occurring or existing in two different forms
    Sense id: en-dimorphic-en-adj-Y~E8TrVG
  2. exhibiting dimorphism Translations (exhibiting dimorphism): dymorficzny (Polish), bimorficzny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-dimorphic-en-adj-TUtt2-Xf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, English terms suffixed with -morphic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphic: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'exhibiting dimorphism': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bimorphic, bimorphous, dimorphous Derived forms: isodimorphic, nondimorphic, subdimorphic

Alternative forms

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