'Polymorphous' definitions:
Definition of 'polymorphous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; "polymorphous crystallization" [syn: polymorphous, polymorphic]
adjective
Relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species" [syn: polymorphic, polymorphous]
adjective
Having or occurring in several distinct forms; "man is both polymorphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god" [syn: polymorphic, polymorphous]
Definition of 'Polymorphous'
From: GCIDE
- Polymorphous \Pol`y*mor"phous\, a.
- 1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Biol.) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms; -- opposed to monomorphic. [1913 Webster]