Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for POL'Y-MORPH
POL'Y-MORPH, n. [Gr. πολυς, many, and μορφη, form.]
A name given by Soldani to a numerous tribe or series of shells, which are very small, irregular and singular in form, and which can not be referred to any known genus. – Dict. Nat. Hist.
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