‖n. [ NL. See Poly-, and Morphosis. ] (Zool.) The assumption of several structural forms without a corresponding difference in function; -- said of sponges, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]
English-Thai: NECTEC'sLexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]NECTEC Lexitron Dictionary EN-TH
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 ]