"heteromorphic" meaning in English

See heteromorphic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more heteromorphic [comparative], most heteromorphic [superlative]
Etymology: From hetero- + -morphic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|-morphic}} hetero- + -morphic Head templates: {{en-adj}} heteromorphic (comparative more heteromorphic, superlative most heteromorphic)
  1. (biology) Having different forms in different stages of the life cycle Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: having different forms in different stages of the life cycle): heitreamorfach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-heteromorphic-en-adj-wDkwFb5L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms suffixed with -morphic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -morphic: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 86 14 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biology: having different forms in different stages of the life cycle': 94 6
  2. Differing in size or structure from the normal Translations (differing in size or structure from the normal): 異形 (igyō) (alt: いぎょう) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-heteromorphic-en-adj-kklsACAz Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'differing in size or structure from the normal': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: heteromorphism
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