Having different shapes or forms; irregularly shaped or deviating from a standard form.
From Latin 'difformis' (dis- + forma, meaning 'form'). The prefix 'dis-' means 'away from' or 'opposite,' so the word literally means 'away from form' or having deviated from normal shape.
This is a word medieval scholars used to describe anything that looked 'wrong'—from oddly-shaped stones to deformed creatures. It was often used to explain nature's quirks before we understood genetics and mutations!
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