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Meaning of dimorphism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm

Definitions

  1. The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
  2. The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
  3. A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.

Equivalents

Čeština dimorfismus
Ελληνικά διμορφισμός
Español dimorfismo
Français dimorphisme
Gaeilge démhorfacht
Íslenska tvíbreytni
Italiano dimorfismo
Português dimorfismo

Examples

“This is also done for Dizygopleura landesi Roth and Eukloedenella pontotocensis Lundin, new species, which illustrate domiciliar (kloedenellid) dimorphism.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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