Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Existing in two forms; dimorphic: specifically applied in crystallography to a substance whose crystals occur in two distinct forms.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Biol.) Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.
- adjective (Crystallog.) Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally different, while having the same chemical composition.
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- adjective
Dimorphic ;occurring orexisting in twodifferent forms .
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- adjective occurring or existing in two different forms
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Examples
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In biological terms, these are the characteristic behaviors of sexually dimorphous territorial animals.
Gotcher truth right here Emma Goldman 2004
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In biological terms, these are the characteristic behaviors of sexually dimorphous territorial animals.
Archive 2004-12-01 Mumon 2004
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In biological terms, these are the characteristic behaviors of sexually dimorphous territorial animals.
Archive 2004-12-01 Emma Goldman 2004
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In biological terms, these are the characteristic behaviors of sexually dimorphous territorial animals.
Must read on Digby on fundamentalists... Mumon 2004
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Our species is sexually dimorphous — the symbolism of "male" and "female" as sexually generative is rather primordially a part of the idea of marriage, don't you think?
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Our species is sexually dimorphous — the symbolism of "male" and "female" as sexually generative is rather primordially a part of the idea of marriage, don't you think?
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In 1841 he made the discovery that dimorphous bodies have different fusing points, according as they are in the crystallized or amorphous condition.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 Various
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Leaves and shoots dimorphous, primary leaves on long shoots, secondary leaves on dwarf shoots.
The Genus Pinus George Russell Shaw 1892
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But they owe this quality entirely to their dimorphous character.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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Here I might refer to the observations concerning the invisible dimorphous state of the flowers of the normal toad-flax.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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