het|er|o|mor|phic

het|er|o|mor|phic
het|er|o|mor|phic «HEHT uhr uh MR fihk», adjective.
1. of different form or size; deviating from the normal structure or type; abnormal.
2. Zoology. undergoing metamorphosis, as those insects which have different forms at different stages of growth.
3. Botany. occurring in forms that differ in the relative length of the stamens and pistils.
[< hetero- + Greek morph form + English -ic]

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