dimorphic

1. 1.

   occurring or existing in two different forms

   “dimorphic crystals”

   “dimorphous organisms”

   Synonymsdimorphous

Questions about dimorphic

What does dimorphic mean?

dimorphic means "occurring or existing in two different forms".

How many syllables are in dimorphic?

dimorphic has 3 syllables: di-mor-phic. The stress falls on "mor". In IPA it is /daɪˈmɔɹfɪk/.

What is another word for dimorphic?

Close synonyms include dimorphous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dimorphic a common word?

dimorphic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.