of 2 or more distinct morphologies (e.g. of different size and shape).
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• (a.) Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having different forms at different stages of existence, or in different individuals of the same species; -- applied especially to insects in which there is a wide difference of form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having more than one form of flower.Heteromorphic: words...
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of one or more kind or form
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<biology> Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having different forms at different stages of existence, or in different individuals of the same species; applied especially to insects in which there is a wide difference of form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having more than one form of flower. ... Origin: Hetero...
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(het″әr-o-mor´fik) of abnormal shape or structure. morphologically dissimilar.
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Het`er·o·mor'phic adjective [
Hetero- + Greek ... form.]
(Biol.) Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having different forms at different stages of existence, or in different individuals of the same species; -- applied especially to insects in which there is a wide differen...
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heteromorphic, heteromorphous, heteromorphy 1. In biology, having a different appearance; differing in shape, size, or structure; such as, heteromorphic sex chromosomes. 2. In biology, taking different forms at different stages of a life cycle. 3. In medicine, characterized by an atypical form or forms. 4. Differing from the standard form in si...
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heteromorphic, heteromorphism 1. Of different or dissimilar forms. 2. Existing in different forms at different stages of life; said of insects that undergo complete metamorphosis. 3. A situation in which there is a replacing of lost parts by new parts which are different from those that have been lost. 4. Having different forms at different times ...
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