'Heteromorphic' definitions:

Definition of 'Heteromorphic'

From: GCIDE
  • Heteromorphic \Het`er*o*mor"phic\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. morfh` 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 difference of form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having more than one form of flower. Heteromorphism

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