from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
polymorphous
adj 1: relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or
more different forms; "polymorphous crystallization"
[syn: {polymorphous}, {polymorphic}]
2: relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of
individual (independent of sexual differences) in an
interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species" [syn:
{polymorphic}, {polymorphous}]
3: having or occurring in several distinct forms; "man is both
polymorphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god" [syn:
{polymorphic}, {polymorphous}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Polymorphous \Pol`y*mor"phous\, a.
1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or
styles; as, a polymorphous author. --De Quincey.
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2. (Biol.) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms;
-- opposed to monomorphic.
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