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Meaning of 'polymorphous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Polymorphous [ a.]
- Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author.
- Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.

Meaning of 'polymorphous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . polymorphous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
Example in sentence:
  • a polymorphic species
Meaning (2):
- relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
Example in sentence:
  • polymorphous crystallization
3 . polymorphous [ s]
Meaning (3):
- having or occurring in several distinct forms
Example in sentence:
  • a polymorphous god;
  • man is both polymorphic and polytypic

Nearby Words:

polacca polack polacre polander polar polarchy polaric polarily polarimeter polarimetry

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