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polymorphosis

polymorphosis noun: the assumption of several structural forms without a corresponding difference in function; said of sponges, etc.

Noun

polymorphosis (uncountable)

  1. The assumption of several structural forms without a corresponding difference in function; said of sponges, etc.

Questions about polymorphosis

What does polymorphosis mean?
Polymorphosis means the assumption of several structural forms without a corresponding difference in function; said of sponges, etc.
What part of speech is polymorphosis?
Polymorphosis is a noun.

Words near polymorphosis in the dictionary

  1. polymorphonucleate
  2. polymorphonucleated
  3. polymorphonucleates
  4. polymorphonucleocyte
  5. polymorphonucleocytes
  6. polymorphosis
  7. polymorphous
  8. polymorphous perversities
  9. polymorphous perversity
  10. polymorphous-perverse
  11. polymorphously

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