Difference between revisions of "polymorph"

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|etymology=Greek <i>polys</i>, many; <i>morphos</i>, shape
 
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|definition=1. An individual within a species exhibiting a change in shape, color or structure.  
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|definition=1. An individual within a [[species]] exhibiting a change in shape, color or [[structure]].  
  
2. ([[Bryozoa]]) A zooid that differs from feeding zooids of the same stage of development; specialized zooid.
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2. ([[Bryozoa]]) A zooid that differs from [[feeding zooid]]s of the same [[stage]] of [[development]]; specialized zooid.
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

polymorph (noun; Greek polys, many; morphos, shape): 1. An individual within a species exhibiting a change in shape, color or structure.

2. (Bryozoa) A zooid that differs from feeding zooids of the same stage of development; specialized zooid.