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单词 heteromorphic
释义 het·er·o·mor·phic
\|hed.ərō|mȯrfik\ adjective
or het·er·o·mor·phous \-fəs\
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary heter- + -morphic or -morphous
1. : deviating from the usual form or exhibiting diversity of form: as
 a. : having different forms at different stages of development
  < holometabolic insects and certain plants with complex life cycles are heteromorphic >
 b. : having different forms in different members of a colony
  < the polyps of many complex compound jellyfishes are highly heteromorphic being chiefly specialized for feeding, defense, motility, or reproduction >
 c. : of irregular or unusual structure : of variable shape
  < the leaves of emergent plants are commonly heteromorphic >
 d. : unlike in form or size — used specifically of synaptic chromosomes
  < the X and Y chromosomes constitute a heteromorphic pair >
  < heteromorphic bivalents >
2. : exhibiting or undergoing heteromorphosis
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