|hed.ərō+ adjective
also het·ero·typical “+
Etymology: heter- + typic or typical
1. : of or being the reduction division of meiosis as contrasted with typical mitotic division — compare homeotypic
2. usually heterotypical : of or being a genus containing groups of species showing various degrees of relationship
3. : different in kind, arrangement, or form
a heterotypic ecological community
monkeys paralyzed with one poliomyelitis virus … show no … antibody … to a heterotypic virus — Isabel M. Morgan
• het·ero·typically “+ adverb