polymorphic

Definitions of polymorphic
  1. adjective
    having or occurring in several distinct forms
    “man is both polymorphic and polytypic”
    synonyms: polymorphous
    multiform
    occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances
  2. adjective
    relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
    synonyms: polymorphous
  3. adjective
    relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
    “a polymorphic species”
    synonyms: polymorphous
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