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dichromatic

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di·chro·mat·ic  (dkr-mtk)
adj.
1. Possessing or exhibiting two colors.
2. Zoology Having two distinct color phases not associated with season, sex, or age, as do certain species of birds.
3. Pathology Of or relating to dichromatism.
dichromatic [ˌdaɪkrəʊˈmætɪk]
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) Also dichroic having or consisting of only two colours
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of animal species) having two different colour varieties that are independent of sex and age
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) able to perceive only two (instead of three) primary colours and the mixes of these colours
dichromatism  [daɪˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm] n
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Adj.1.dichromatic - of or relating to dichromatism
2.dichromatic - having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
bichrome, bicolor, bicolored, bicolour, bicoloured
colored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"


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