Disomatic

/ˌdɪsoʊˈmætɪk/ adjective

Definition

In biology, relating to having two bodies or existing in two distinct physical forms.

Etymology

From dis- (two) + somatic (relating to the body), from Greek soma 'body.' The term combines the prefix meaning 'two' with somatic to describe organisms or conditions with two-body characteristics.

Kelly Says

This term appears in parasitology and developmental biology to describe organisms or life stages that have two distinct bodily forms—some parasitic worms do this! It's the kind of highly specialized vocabulary that exists in niche scientific fields where precision about unusual biological phenomena matters.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሁለት ዓይነት
hu-let ay-net
ARالعربية
ديسوماتيك
di-soh-ma-tik
BNবাংলা
দ্বি-রূপ
dwi-roo-p
CACatalà
disomàtic
di-soh-ma-tik
CSČeština
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik
DADansk
disomatiske
di-soh-ma-tis-ke
DEDeutsch
disomatisches
di-soh-mah-ti-shes
ELΕλληνικά
διασυμπληρωματικός
dia-sim-pli-ro-ma-ti-kos
ESEspañol
disomático
di-soh-MAT-iko
FAفارسی
دوتایی
do-tai
FISuomi
disomatiset
di-soh-ma-ti-set
FRFrançais
disomatique
di-soh-ma-tik
GUGU
દ્વિ-રૂપ
dv-i-roo-p
HAHA
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik
HEעברית
דיסומטיק
di-soh-mat-ik
HIहिन्दी
द्वि-आकृति
dv-i-aakriti
HUMagyar
disomatikus
di-soh-ma-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik
IGIG
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik
ITItaliano
disomatica
di-soh-ma-ti-ka
JA日本語
二態性
ni-tai-sei
KKKK
дисоматик
di-soh-ma-tik
KMKM
ទាំងពីរ
tum-ang-pi-or
KO한국어
이성질
i-seong-jil
MRMR
दुहेरी
du-he-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းပြောင်း
pyaung-pyaung
NLNederlands
disomatiek
di-soh-ma-tie-k
NONorsk
disomatiske
di-soh-ma-tis-ke
PAPA
ਦੁ-ਰੂਪ
du-roo-p
PLPolski
dysomatyczny
dis-o-ma-t-ich-ny
PTPortuguês
disomático
di-soh-MAT-iko
RORomână
disomatic
di-soh-ma-tik
RUРусский
дисоматический
di-soh-ma-ti-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
disomatiskt
di-soh-ma-tiskt
SWKiswahili
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை
ir-tta-i
TEతెలుగు
ద్వి రూపం
dv-i roo-pan
THไทย
สองแบบ
song-baep
TLTL
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik
TRTürkçe
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik
UKУкраїнська
дисоматичний
di-soh-ma-tich-nyy
URاردو
ڈی-سوماتک
di-soh-mat-ik
VITiếng Việt
di-somatic
di-soh-ma-tik
YOYO
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik
ZH中文
二态性
èr tài xìng
ZUZU
disomatik
di-soh-ma-tik

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