noun
different body; variant form
Refers to a physically distinct body or a variant form of something, often used in biological, medical, or typographical contexts.
この生物は環境によって異体を生じることがある。
This organism can produce a different body form depending on the environment.
古文書には同じ文字の異体がいくつか見られる。
In old documents, several variant forms of the same character can be seen.