Distinct difference in size or appearance between the sexes of an animal in addition to the sexual organs themselves.
〔动〕两性异形，雌雄异型
Example sentencesExamples
It is useful to reiterate that the canids mentioned above also tend toward minimal sexual dimorphism and facultative monogamy.
The sexual dimorphism among the owoc makes the miniscule differences between human males and females positively subatomic.
A decrease in sexual dimorphism in humerus measurements has also been documented for Late Woodland samples in Illinois, indicating increased upper arm use by females during this time.
Of further interest, these canids also tend toward facultative monogamy and toward minimal sexual dimorphism.
Everyone these days knows that men's brains are larger than women's, based on sexual dimorphism, but only a fool believes that the brain size of Homo sapiens sapiens has anything to do with intelligence.
Definition of sexual dimorphism in US English:
sexual dimorphism
noun
Zoology
Distinct difference in size or appearance between the sexes of an animal in addition to difference between the sexual organs themselves.
〔动〕两性异形，雌雄异型
Example sentencesExamples
The sexual dimorphism among the owoc makes the miniscule differences between human males and females positively subatomic.
Everyone these days knows that men's brains are larger than women's, based on sexual dimorphism, but only a fool believes that the brain size of Homo sapiens sapiens has anything to do with intelligence.
Of further interest, these canids also tend toward facultative monogamy and toward minimal sexual dimorphism.
It is useful to reiterate that the canids mentioned above also tend toward minimal sexual dimorphism and facultative monogamy.
A decrease in sexual dimorphism in humerus measurements has also been documented for Late Woodland samples in Illinois, indicating increased upper arm use by females during this time.