oligomorphic

oligomorphic
Presenting few changes of form; not polymorphic. [oligo- + G. morphe, form]

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ol·i·go·mor·phic (ol″ĭ-go-morґfik) [oligo- + morph- + -ic] passing through only a few forms of growth; said of microorganisms.

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