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Definition: Paramorph
Paramorph
\Par"a*morph\, n. [Pref. para- + Gr. morfh` form.]
1. (Min.) A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a
change of physical characters, by a change in crystal
structure without alteration of chemical composition, as
the change of aragonite to calcite; called also
allomorph.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. (Biol.) A taxonomic variant observed within a species, for
which a more specific term has not been assigned.
[PJC] --
par`a*mor"phic, a. --
par`a*mor"phous, a.
[PJC]