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单词 dimorphism
释义 di·mor·phism
\(ˈ)dīˈmȯrˌfizəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dimorph- (from Greek dimorphos) + -ism
: the condition or property of being dimorphic or dimorphous: as
 a. : difference (as of form, color, size) between two individuals or kinds of individuals that might be expected to be similar or identical
  < the floating and submerged leaves of aquatic plants may exhibit considerable dimorphism >
  < in certain marine invertebrates sexual dimorphism is so extreme that the male is reduced to a minute parasite in the kidney of the female >
  — compare polymorphism
 b. : crystallization in two different forms
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