1. having or occurring in several different forms
Usage: biology; chemistry
2. able to assume different forms or execute different functions
Usage: computer science

Examples

• The polymorphic butterfly species displays different wing patterns across regions.
• Polymorphic genes can produce multiple protein variants.
• The software uses polymorphic functions that work with different data types.
• Polymorphic viruses change their code to avoid detection.
• The mineral exhibits polymorphic crystal structures under different conditions.
• Polymorphic inheritance allows objects to take multiple forms in programming.