Polymorph

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Polymorph \Pol"y*morph\, n. [Gr. ? multiform; poly`s many +
     morfh` form: cf. F. polymorphe.] (Crystallog.)
     A substance capable of crystallizing in several distinct
     forms; also, any one of these forms. Cf. {Allomorph}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  polymorph
       n : an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in
           the castes of ants or termites