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English → English (gcide) Definition: paramorphic 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]