heteromorphic

[ het-er-uh-mawr-fik ]

/ ˌhɛt ər əˈmɔr fɪk /

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adjective

Biology. dissimilar in shape, structure, or magnitude.

Entomology. undergoing complete metamorphosis; possessing varying forms.

Origin of heteromorphic

First recorded in 1860–65; hetero- + -morphic

OTHER WORDS FROM heteromorphic

het·er·o·mor·phism, het·er·o·mor·phy, noun

Words nearby heteromorphic

heteromerous, heterometabolous, heterometaplasia, heterometric autoregulation, heterometropia, heteromorphic, heteromorphosis, heteromorphous, heteronomous, heteronomy, heteronormative

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Example sentences from the Web for heteromorphic

I find that the mid-styled (by variation) P. sinensis is more fertile with own pollen, even, than a heteromorphic union!
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
Heteromorphic, het-e-ro-mor′fik, adj. deviating in form from a given type—also Heteromor′phous.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Organic development is not like crystallisation; it is heteromorphic crystallisation, so to speak.
Herbert Spencer|J. Arthur Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for heteromorphic

heteromorphic

heteromorphous

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈmɔːfɪk) /

adjective biology

differing from the normal form in size, shape, and function

(of pairs of homologous chromosomes) differing from each other in size or form

(esp of insects) having different forms at different stages of the life cycle

Derived forms of heteromorphic

heteromorphism or heteromorphy, noun

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单词	heteromorphic
释义	heteromorphic [ het-er-uh-mawr-fik ] / ˌhɛt ər əˈmɔr fɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR heteromorphic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Biology. dissimilar in shape, structure, or magnitude. Entomology. undergoing complete metamorphosis; possessing varying forms. Origin of heteromorphic First recorded in 1860–65; hetero- + -morphic OTHER WORDS FROM heteromorphic het·er·o·mor·phism, het·er·o·mor·phy, noun Words nearby heteromorphic heteromerous, heterometabolous, heterometaplasia, heterometric autoregulation, heterometropia, heteromorphic, heteromorphosis, heteromorphous, heteronomous, heteronomy, heteronormative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heteromorphic I find that the mid-styled (by variation) P. sinensis is more fertile with own pollen, even, than a heteromorphic union! More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin Heteromorphic, het-e-ro-mor′fik, adj. deviating in form from a given type—also Heteromor′phous. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various Organic development is not like crystallisation; it is heteromorphic crystallisation, so to speak. Herbert Spencer\|J. Arthur Thomson British Dictionary definitions for heteromorphic heteromorphic heteromorphous / (ˌhɛtərəʊˈmɔːfɪk) / adjective biology differing from the normal form in size, shape, and function (of pairs of homologous chromosomes) differing from each other in size or form (esp of insects) having different forms at different stages of the life cycle Derived forms of heteromorphic heteromorphism or heteromorphy, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to heteromorphic unusual, unexpected, irregular, exceptional, unnatural, atypical, anomalous, uncommon, peculiar, extraordinary, strange, weird, odd, aberrant, bizarre, curious, deviant, deviate, deviating, divergent
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heteromorphic

adjective

Origin of heteromorphic

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British Dictionary definitions for heteromorphic

heteromorphous

adjective biology

Derived forms of heteromorphic

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