dichromatic

[ dahy-kroh-mat-ik, -kruh- ]

adjective

1. Also having or showing two colors; dichromic.
2. Zoology. exhibiting two color phases within a species not due to age or season.

dichromatic

/ daɪˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm; ˌdaɪkrəʊˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. Alsodichroic having or consisting of only two colours
2. (of animal species) having two different colour varieties that are independent of sex and age
3. able to perceive only two (instead of three) primary colours and the mixes of these colours

Derived Forms

• dichromatism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dichromatic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; di- ¹ + chromatic

Example Sentences

The former is what is called a dichromatic species; some of the birds are blue, and others white.

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