Polymorphous

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  • adj. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author.
  • adj. Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.
  • adj. Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles.
  • adj. Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having or exhibiting many forms; characterized by polymorphism; not isomorphous or monomorphous.
  • Specifically, in zoology: Undergoing a series of marked changes during development, as most insects.
  • Varying much in appearance, form, or structure in the same species or group.
  • In botany, same as 2 .
  • In music, noting a contrapuntal composition, as a canon or a fugue, in which the themes are or may be treated in various ways, as by augmentation, diminution, inversion, etc. Also polymorphic.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
  • adj. having or occurring in several distinct forms
  • adj. relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
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    multiform   
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