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[
trahy-
mawr
-fiz-
uh
m
]
tri·mor·phism
/
traɪˈmɔr
fɪz
əm
/
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[
trahy-
mawr
-fiz-
uh
m
]
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noun
1.
Zoology
.
the occurrence of three forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species.
2.
Botany
.
the occurrence of three different forms of flowers, leaves, etc., on the same plant or on distinct plants of the same species.
3.
Crystallography
.
the property of some substances of crystallizing in three structurally distinct forms.
4.
the property or condition of occurring in three distinct forms.
Origin:
1855–60;
<
Greek
trímorph
(
os
) of three forms (
see
tri-
,
-morph
) +
-ism
Related forms
tri·mor·phic,
tri·mor·phous,
adjective
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phylum of worms comprised of parasitic and free-living nonparasitic species
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phylum comprised of annelids
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cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians and tuatara
invertebrate phylum with characteristic stinging structures
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World English Dictionary
trimorphism
(traɪˈmɔːfɪzəm)
—
n
1.
biology
the property exhibited by certain species of having or occurring in three different forms
2.
the property of certain minerals of existing in three crystalline forms
[C19: from Greek
trimorphos
(from
tri-
+
morphē
form) +
-ism
]
tri'morphic
—
adj
tri'morphous
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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