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Dimorphism is an English word with synonyms like polymorphism. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Dimorphism meaning

  1. The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
  2. The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
  3. A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.

Synonyms of Dimorphism

polymorphism pleomorphism

Using Dimorphism

  • The main meaning on this page is: The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part. | The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual. | A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.
  • Useful related words include: polymorphism, pleomorphism.
  • In the example corpus, dimorphism often appears in combinations such as: sexual dimorphism, dimorphism in, dimorphism with.

Context around Dimorphism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sexual 16× sex 2× size 1×

Often after:

female 1×

Sentence patterns with Dimorphism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

biased sexual dimorphism with the 3× analyze sexual dimorphism in tyrannosaurus 1× and a dimorphism in its 1× apparent sex dimorphism in the 1× between size dimorphism and the 1× beyond sexual dimorphism in culture 1× canine sexual dimorphism female gibbons 1× exhibit sexual dimorphism in that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

several species have 2× almost all species 1× although the exact 1× colour of forelocks 1× dental morphology also 1× despite a correlation 1×

Common sentence endings:

dall s porpoise 1× development of polygyny 1× dimorphism in colour 1× dimorphism in owls 1× help with identification 1× herdt 111 36 1×

Words around Dimorphism

Just before it in the word index:

dimorphic 26 dimora 2 dimopoulos 6 dimondale 2 dimonda 2 dimond 6

Just after it in the word index:

dimorphodon 2 dimorphos 9 dimovski 2 dimperio 3 dimple 25 dimpled 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

ablation 39 abure 39 abvp 39 acheampong 39 adieu 39 adjectival 39

Corpus analysis for Dimorphism

  • In this selection, "dimorphism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sexual, sex, size and female stand out and add context to how "dimorphism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include biased sexual dimorphism with the and analyze sexual dimorphism in tyrannosaurus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dimorphism" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dimorphism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Falcatus was a Carboniferous shark, with a high degree of sexual dimorphism. (12 words)

However, there are several theories explaining the development of sexual dimorphism in owls. (13 words)

Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism in that the females are larger than males. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Although the exact function of the oSDN is not fully known, its volume, length, and cell number seem to correlate with sexual orientation, and a dimorphism in its volume and of cells could bias the processing cues involved in partner selection. (41 words)

Colour of forelocks Some primitive cattle breeds display similar coat colours to the aurochs, including the black colour in bulls with a light eel stripe, a pale mouth, and similar sexual dimorphism in colour. (34 words)

Dental morphology also supports sexual dimorphism, with highly sexually dimorphic marsupials, such as the grey kangaroo, having different tooth sizes between males and females, but both sexes having the same dental morphology. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Gharials sit somewhere in the middle in terms of their sexual dimorphism as they do possess these large narial fossa that can help with identification.

The sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic region (SDN-POA) in the rodent brain comes close () and Witelson has describe an apparent sex dimorphism in the human brain ().

Almost all species have female-biased sexual dimorphism, with the females being larger than the males, citation citation although those physical differences are generally small; one exception is Dall's porpoise.

Although the exact function of the oSDN is not fully known, its volume, length, and cell number seem to correlate with sexual orientation, and a dimorphism in its volume and of cells could bias the processing cues involved in partner selection.

Colour of forelocks Some primitive cattle breeds display similar coat colours to the aurochs, including the black colour in bulls with a light eel stripe, a pale mouth, and similar sexual dimorphism in colour.

Dental morphology also supports sexual dimorphism, with highly sexually dimorphic marsupials, such as the grey kangaroo, having different tooth sizes between males and females, but both sexes having the same dental morphology.

Despite a correlation between size dimorphism and the degree of polygyny, some evidence suggests that size differences between the sexes originated due to ecological differences and prior to the development of polygyny.

Falcatus was a Carboniferous shark, with a high degree of sexual dimorphism.

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However, there are several theories explaining the development of sexual dimorphism in owls.

However, while both gibbons and hominids have reduced canine sexual dimorphism, female gibbons enlarge ('masculinize') their canines so they can actively share in the defense of their home territory.

In general, hypotheses in favor of ecological factors being the cause for sexual dimorphism in raptors are rejected.

In Third Sex, Third Gender: Beyond Sexual Dimorphism in Culture and History, edited by Gilbert Herdt, 111-36.

It is still possible to interpret the differences as representing a single species with sexual dimorphism.

Nonetheless, humans retain a degree of sexual dimorphism in the distribution of body hair and subcutaneous fat, and in the overall size, males being around 15% larger than females.

Riedman, p. 196. Seals that breed on ice tend to have little or no sexual dimorphism.

Several morphological differences associated with the two morphs were used to analyze sexual dimorphism in Tyrannosaurus rex, with the 'robust' morph usually suggested to be female.

Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism in that the females are larger than males.

Several species have female-biased sexual dimorphism, with the females being larger than the males.

Several species have female-biased sexual dimorphism, with the females being larger than the males. citation citation Dolphins have conical shape teeth, as apposed to their counterparts, porpoise 's, spade-shaped teeth.

Sex dimorphism and size trends in the cave bear, Ursus spelaeus Rosenmüller and Heinroth.

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Common combinations with dimorphism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dimorphism" in a sentence?
An example: "Gharials sit somewhere in the middle in terms of their sexual dimorphism as they do possess these large narial fossa that can help with identification." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dimorphism" from authentic English texts.
What does "dimorphism" mean?
Dimorphism means: The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
What are synonyms of "dimorphism"?
Common synonyms of "dimorphism" include: polymorphism, pleomorphism.
How many example sentences with "dimorphism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "dimorphism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.