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   Paramorph (?), n. [Pref. para- + Gr. μορφή form.]
   1. (Min.) A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of physical characters, by a change in crystal structure without alteration of chemical composition, as the change of aragonite to calcite; called also allomorph.
   
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   2. (Biol.) A taxonomic variant observed within a species, for which a more specific term has not been assigned.
   
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   -- par`a*mor"phic, a. -- par`a*mor"phous, a.
   
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