Found 2 items, similar to Polymorphism.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: polymorphism polymorphism n 1: (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound [syn: pleomorphism] 2: (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Polymorphism Polymorphism \Pol`y*mor"phism\, n. 1. (Crystallog.) Same as Pleomorphism. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) (a) The capability of assuming different forms; the capability of widely varying in form. (b) Existence in many forms; the coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents. [1913 Webster]