HETEROMORPHIC


Meaning of HETEROMORPHIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈmȯr-fik ]

adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1859

1. : deviating from the usual form

2. : exhibiting diversity of form or forms

heteromorphic pairs of chromosomes

• het·ero·mor·phism -ˌfi-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.