Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

dimorphic

Syllabification: (di·mor·phic)
Pronunciation: /dīˈmôrfik/

Definition of dimorphic

adjective

chiefly Biology
  • occurring in or representing two distinct forms:in this sexually dimorphic species only the males have wings

Derivatives

dimorphism

Pronunciation: /-fizəm/

noun

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Greek dimorphos (from di- 'twice' + morphē 'form') + -ic

dimorphic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dimorphic in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

merrythought

/ ˈmerēˌTHôt /
noun
the wishbone of a bird …