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polymorphic
adjective
Having or occurring in several distinct forms
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ˌpɑliˈmɔɹfɪk
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adjective
Having or occurring in several distinct forms
“Man is both polymorphic and polytypic”
adjective
Relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
“A polymorphic species”
adjective
Relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
“Polymorphous crystallization”
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Man is both polymorphic and polytypic
A polymorphous god
A polymorphic species
Polymorphous crystallization
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