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heteromorphic
CIDE DICTIONARY
heteromorphic, a. [Hetero- + Gr. morfh` form.].
Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having different forms at different stages of existence, or in different individuals of the same species; -- applied especially to insects in which there is a wide difference of form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having more than one form of flower.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
heteromorphic, adj. (also heteromorphous) Biol.
1 of dissimilar forms.
2 (of insects) existing in different forms at different stages in their life cycle.
1 of dissimilar forms.
2 (of insects) existing in different forms at different stages in their life cycle.
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