polymorphous
1. [ adjective ] (biology) relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
Synonyms: polymorphic
Examples:

"a polymorphic species"

Related terms: biology polymorphism polymorphism
2. [ adjective ] (chemistry) relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
Synonyms: polymorphic
Examples:

"polymorphous crystalzation"

Related terms: chemistry polymorphism polymorphism
3. [ adjective ] having or occurring in several distinct forms
Synonyms: polymorphic
Examples:

"man is both polymorpphic and polytypic" "a polymorphous god"

Related terms: multiform
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