dimorphic
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- adjective
- /dɪˈmɔrfɪk/
- Specialized
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dimórfico
- Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic soil-dwelling fungus that is found in the southeastern and central regions of the United States.
- sexually dimorphic
- dimorphic behavior
There are birds, zebra finches, where there's highly sexually dimorphic behavior.
- There are birds, zebra finches, where there's highly sexually dimorphic behavior.
- And so I think the overarching idea here is that the brain, like the genitals, is sexually dimorphic.
- So species that have dimorphic body sizes were so females are much smaller than males.
Examples
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However, perhaps surprisingly, given results in social behavior studies, the majority of spatial learning studies show no sexual dimorphic pattern of deficits.
Academic text (2016) -
In some butterfly species, adults display dimorphic wing patterns, making it easier for them to blend into their surroundings.
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It's also sexually dimorphic, so males are smaller and have fewer legs.
Blog text (20) -
Within most populations, males and females differ in size and shape; that is, they are sexually dimorphic.
Academic text (2002) -
The discovery of this complex, steroid-sensitive, sexually dimorphic neural circuit was exciting to endocrinologists.
Academic text (1994) -
Many species of frogs exhibit dimorphic characteristics, with males and females differing significantly in color and size.
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The dimorphic nature of certain plants allows them to adapt their forms depending on environmental conditions.
Synonyms
A living thing or mineral that has two different forms
Antonyms
How Variable
Surface Forms
Morphology
dimorphic = morphic (transparent) = di + morph + ic
The prefix 'di-' clearly indicates two forms, making the meaning derivable from 'morphic'.
Etymology
Dimorphic comes from the parts di- meaning 'two' and -morphic meaning 'shape', and it is related to the common word morph ('to change shape'). So dimorphic describes something that exists in 'two forms' or 'two shapes'.