tetramorphicadj.
/tɛtrəˈmɔːfɪk/ a. Natural History. Occurring in four different forms.
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1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 79 Oxalis, Wood-sorrel... Tetramorphic flowers occur.
1901 A. G. Butler in Proc. Zool. Soc. 15 Jan. 25 Limnas chrysippus is tetramorphic both at Aden and on the White Nile.
b. Of or pertaining to a tetramorph.
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1901 Notes & Queries 9th Ser. 8 530/1 The tetramorphic emblems..date perhaps from c. 860 a.d.
Derivatives
tetraˈmorphism n. the phenomenon of exhibiting four different forms; in Chemistry, the property of crystallizing in four several forms.
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1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl.
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