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noun
Any organism that shows polymorphism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Any substance or mineral that forms different types of crystal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The transformation of an item or creature into something different by magic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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verb
To transform; to change into another form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To transform into something different by magic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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noun
an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organism, being
History
From poly- + -morph.
