| Pronunciation: | | p'âleem`orf
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites |
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POLYMORPH is a 9 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | being, organism |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pol"y*morph\, n. [Gr. ? multiform; poly`s many + ?
form: cf. F. polymorphe.] (Crystallog.)
A substance capable of crystallizing in several distinct
forms; also, any one of these forms. Cf. {Allomorph}.
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