Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'



Dimorphous   Listen
adjective
Dimorphous  adj.  
1.
(Biol.) Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.
2.
(Crystallog.) Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally different, while having the same chemical composition.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Dimorphous" Quotes from Famous Books



... hope that your discovery about the Cynips (177/1. "On Dimorphism in the hymenopterous genus Cynips," "Proc. Entom. Soc. Philadelphia," March, 1864. Mr. Walsh's view is that Cynips quercus aciculata is a dimorphous form of Cynips q. spongifica, and occurs only as a female. Cynips q. spongifica also produces spongifica females and males from other galls at a different time of year.) will hold good, for it is a remarkable one, ...
— More Letters of Charles Darwin - Volume I (of II) • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Dimorphous" :   dimorphic, dimorphism


Copyright © 2024 e-Free Translation.com