Biformed

/baɪˈfɔːrmd/ adjective

Definition

Having been shaped or formed into two distinct parts or structures; existing with two separate forms.

Etymology

From 'biform' + '-ed' suffix. This is the past participle or adjectival form emphasizing that something has two forms.

Kelly Says

Butterflies are perhaps nature's most dramatic example of biformed creatures—they live half their life as a caterpillar and half as a winged insect, complete transformations that fooled people for centuries about what they actually were.

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