different body; variant form
Refers to a physically distinct body or a variant form of something, often used in biological, medical, or typographical contexts.
This organism can produce a different body form depending on the environment.
In old documents, several variant forms of the same character can be seen.
mutant; variant
variant character; variant form of a character
unity of mind; acting in perfect harmony
variant characters
gonochorism; unisexualism
Compound of 異 (i, 'different') and 体 (tai, 'body' or 'form'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.