polymorph

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noun

Any organism that shows polymorphism.

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Meanings

nounpolymorph (plural polymorphs)

plural polymorphs

  1. biologyAny organism that shows polymorphism.
  2. chemistryAny substance or mineral that forms different types of crystal.
  3. fictionThe transformation of an item or creature into something different by magic.
verbpolymorph (third-person singular simple present polymorphs, present participle polymorphing, simple past and past participle polymorphed)

present singular third person polymorphs · participle present polymorphing · participle past polymorphed · past polymorphed

  1. intransitiveTo transform; to change into another form.
  2. ambitransitivefictionTo transform into something different by magic.

    I got hemmed in by the werewolf again and, in desperation, tried an experimental new wand on it; and polymorphed it into a black pudding.

    1999, Robin Johnson, “My gnomish healer has been having a rough time of it”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet)

Origin

From poly- + -morph.

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APA

polymorph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymorph

MLA

“polymorph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymorph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymorph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymorph.

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