dimorphism

名词 dimorphism:

1. (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms
2. (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)

di.mor.phism

n.（名词）
Biology The existence within a species of two distinct forms that differ in one or more characteristics, such as coloration, size, or shape.
【生物学】 二态性：预期本应相似或相同的两个或两种个体之间的不同，例如颜色、大小或形状
Botany The occurrence of two distinct forms of the same parts in one plant, as in the juvenile and adult leaves of ivy.
【植物学】 二态形现象：在一种植物中的相同部分具有二形性，如在常春藤上的嫩叶和成叶
Chemistry Physics Dimorphic crystallization.
【化学】 【物理学】 双晶现象：双晶的结晶现象