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Definition of polymorphous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

polymorphous

adjective

/ˌpɒliˈmɔːfəs/

/ˌpɑːliˈmɔːrfəs/

(also polymorphic

/ˌpɒliˈmɔːfɪk/

/ˌpɑːliˈmɔːrfɪk/

)

(formal or specialist)

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having or passing through many stages of development

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