单词 | heteromorphous |
释义 | heteromorphousadj. 1. Of abnormal or irregular form. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [adjective] > of abnormal form heteromorphous1886 heteromorphic1898 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 139/2 Various animals..from exhibiting no uniform or regular shape, have been entitled..heteromorphous. 1886 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Heteromorphous, differing in form, shape, or external appearance, as compared with the normal. 2. Entomology. = heteromorphic adj. 1. ΚΠ 1855 R. Owen Lect. Compar. Anat. Invertebr. Animals (ed. 2) 437 The differences of the larvæ which are distinguished by the entomological terms, Heteromorphous, Homomorphous, Capitate, &c., essentially depend upon their quitting the egg to enter into active life at different periods of development. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1835 |
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