biform
Having dual forms
Biform means having two forms or shapes.
The term appears in biology for organisms with two distinct body types, and in botany for plants combining two growth habits.
More broadly, anything existing in dual form can be called biform: a biform creature of myth, half human and half beast.
Consisting of two parts
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- doubleTwice the amount
- dualHaving two parts
duplex · two-sided · bipartite · paired · coupled · composite · amphibious · ambidextrous
Half-human, half-equine being
- mermaidFish-tailed ocean woman
- minotaurBull-headed humanoid creature
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
sphinx · werewolf · naga · harpy · selkie · satyr · siren · pegasus
Being altering its form
- lycanthropyMythical wolf-becoming affliction
- skinwalkerNavajo witch who transforms
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
morphing · transmutation · metamorphosis · protean · transmogrification · kitsune · selkie · swan maiden
Two distinct forms
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
- hermaphroditeBoth sexes in one
- intersexAtypical sex development
- bilateral symmetryEqual halves along midline
metamorphosis · larval · pupal · amphibian · tadpole · caterpillar · chrysalis · phenotype
twofold
Consisting of two parts
dual · duplex · two-sided · bipartite · paired · coupled · composite · amphibious · ambidextrous · bifurcated
centaur
Half-human, half-equine being
- mermaidFish-tailed ocean woman
- minotaurBull-headed humanoid creature
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
griffin · sphinx · werewolf · naga · harpy · selkie · satyr · siren · pegasus · cerberus
shapeshifter
Being altering its form
- lycanthropyMythical wolf-becoming affliction
- skinwalkerNavajo witch who transforms
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
doppelganger · morphing · transmutation · metamorphosis · protean · transmogrification · kitsune · selkie · swan maiden · berserker
dimorphism
Two distinct forms
- polymorphismMany forms, one interface
- hermaphroditeBoth sexes in one
- intersexAtypical sex development
bilateral symmetry · metamorphosis · larval · pupal · amphibian · tadpole · caterpillar · chrysalis · phenotype
biformuniform
Identical throughout
unitary · monomorphic · multiform · polymorphic · multifarious
form, inform, uniform, reform, perform, transform, conform, deform, multiform