dimorphism

== English == === Etymology === From di- +‎ -morphism. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm/ === Noun === dimorphism (countable and uncountable, plural dimorphisms) (biology) The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. (biology) The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. (geology) A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== dimorphic dimorphous ==== Translations ==== === See also === monomorphism polymorphism biform