- Also: dichroic having or consisting of only two colours
- (of animal species) having two different colour varieties that are independent of sex and age
- able to perceive only two (instead of three) primary colours and the mixes of these colours
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di•chro•mat•ic
(dī′krō mat′ik, -krə-),USA pronunciation adj.
- Also, dichroic. having or showing two colors;
dichromic. - Optics, Zoology[Zool.]exhibiting two color phases within a species not due to age or season.
- di-1 + chromatic 1840–50
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dichromatic /ˌdaɪkrəʊˈmætɪk/ adj
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