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pleomorphism definition

pleo·mor·phism (plē′ə môr′fiz′əm)

noun

  1. Biol. the occurrence of two or more forms in one life cycle
  2. polymorphism (sense )

Etymology: pleo- + -morph(ic) + -ism

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