- Heteromorphous
- Heteromorphous Het`er*o*mor"phous, a. (Biol.) Heteromorphic. [1913 Webster]
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Heteromorphous
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heteromorphous — adj. [Gr. heteros, different; morphe, form] 1. Heteromorphic. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Successive instars with differing forms and marked differences in development; see hypermetamorphosis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heteromorphous — Differing from the normal form. * * * het·ero·mor·phous (het″ər o morґfəs) heteromorphic … Medical dictionary
heteromorphous — het·er·o·mor·phous … English syllables
heteromorphous — adjective see heteromorphic … Useful english dictionary
heteromorphous armature — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda) Hooks that change radically in size and shape from internal to external surface of the tentacle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Family — For other uses, see Family (disambiguation). Relationships … Wikipedia
heteromorphic — adj. [Gr. heteros, different; morphe, form] 1. Deviating from the normal form. 2. At different life stages progressing to another form; heteromorphous. 3. Homologous chromosomes differing in size or form … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hypermetamorphosis — n. [Gr. hyper, above; meta, after; morphosis, forming] 1. In the broad sense, refers to change of form throughout the life history. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A type of metamorphosis development in which different larval insect instars have… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
manifold — Synonyms and related words: allotropic, assorted, divers, diverse, diversified, diversiform, heteromorphic, heteromorphous, increased, many, many sided, metamorphic, metamorphotic, miscellaneous, multifarious, multifold, multiform, multiphase,… … Moby Thesaurus
metamorphic — Synonyms and related words: able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, allotropic, alterable, alterative, anabolic, catabolic, catalytic, changeable, checkered, diversiform, ever changing, flexible, fluid, heteromorphic, heteromorphous, impermanent,… … Moby Thesaurus
