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polymorphous

The English word “polymorphous” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles
  2. Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms
  3. Crystallizing in two or more different forms; polymorphic

Etymology

From New Latin polymorphus, from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos, “multiform, manifold”), from πολυ- (polu-, “many, much”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). By surface analysis, poly- + -morphous.

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