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heteromorphic (het'eromor'flk) a. 

 [Gk. heteros, other ; morphe, shape.] 

 Having different forms at different 

 times (zool.). 



heteromorphism (heYSromor'fizm) n. 

 [Gk. heteros, other ; morphe, shape.] 

 The state or quality of being 

 heteromorphic (biol.). 

 heteromorphosis (heYeromor'fosis) n. 

 [Gk. heteros, other; morphe, shape.] 

 The production of a part in an 

 abnormal position, by any organ- 

 ism ; a case of regeneration, when 

 the new part is different from that 

 removed (biol.). 



heteromorphous (hfit'e'romor'fus) a. 



[Gk. heteros, other; morphe, shape.] 



Pert, an irregular structure, or 



departure from the normal (biol.). 



heteronereis (het'e'rone'reis) n. [Gk. 



heteros, other ; nereis, nereis.] A 



free-swimming dimorphic sexual 



stage of Nereis and other marine 



worms (zool.}. 



heteronomous (hgt'gron'omus) a. [Gk. 

 heferos, other; nomos, law.] Subject 

 to different laws of growth; special- 

 ized on different lines (biol.). 

 heteropelmous (heYeropeTmus) a. 

 [Gk. heteros, other ; pelma, sole of 

 foot.] Having the flexor tendons 

 of the toes bifid (zool.). 

 heteropetalous (heYgropeYalus) a. 

 [Gk. heteros, other ; petalon, petal.] 

 With dissimilar petals (bot.). 

 heterophagous (hgt'eWagus) a. [Gk. 

 heferos, other ; phagein, to eat.] 

 Having young which are immature 

 and require feeding at birth ; appl. 

 birds (zool.). 



heterophyadic (hgt'eroflad'ik) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; phyas, shoot.] Pro- 

 ducing separate shoots, one vegeta- 

 tive, one reproductive (bot.). 

 heterophyllous (het'grofil'us) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other; phyllon, leaf.] Bear- 

 ing foliage leaves of different shape 

 on different parts of the plant (bot.). 

 heteroplasia (heYgropla'zia) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; plassein, to mould.] 

 The development of one tissue 

 from another of a different kind 

 (zool.}. 



heteroplasm (het'Sroplazm) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; plasma, something 

 moulded.] Tissue formed in ab- 

 normal places (biol.). 



heteroproteose (heYeropro'teos) n. 

 [Gk. heteros, other ; protos, first.] 

 One of the primary products formed 

 by the action of gastric juices on 

 proteids (phys.). 



heterorhizal (het'grorl'zal) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; rhiza, root.] With 

 roots coming from no determinate 

 point (bot.). 



heterosporous (hSt'Stospo'riis, het'- 

 SrSs'poriis) a. [Gk. heteros, other ; 

 sporos, seed.] Producing two kinds 

 of spores (bot.). 



heterosteinonous (hCt'erostem'onus) 

 a. [Gk. heteros, other ; stemon, 

 stamen.] With unlike stamens 

 (bot.). 



heterostrophy (het'eros'trofi) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; strophe, turning.] 

 The condition of being coiled in 

 a direction opposite to the normal 

 (zool.). 



heterostyled (het'erdstl'ld) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; stylos, pillar.] 

 Having unlike styles ; or unequal 

 styles (bot.). 



heterostyly (he't'e'rosti'li) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other; stylos, pillar.] Con- 

 dition of being heterostyled (bot.). 



heterotaxls (heYgrotak'sis) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; taxis, arrangement.] 

 Abnormal or unusual arrangement 

 of organs or parts (biol.). 



heterotomy (heYgrot'oml) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other; temnein, to cut.] The 

 condition of having the parts of the 

 perianth whorls unequal or dis- 

 similar (bot.) ; irregular dichotomy 

 in Crinoids (zool.). 



heterotopy (heYerot'opi) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; topos, place.] Dis- 

 placement (biol.). 



heterotrlchous (hgt'erot'rlkus) a. 



Eik. heteros, other ; thrix, hair.] 

 aving two types of cilia (zool.). 



heterotrophic (het'erotrof'ik) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; trephein, to nourish.] 

 Getting its nourishment from 

 outside ; appl. parasitic plants 

 (bot.). 



heterotropic, heterotropous. 



heterotropous (he't'e'rot'ropus) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; trepein, to turn.] 

 Pert, an ovule with hilum and 

 micropyle at opposite ends in a 

 plane parallel to the placenta (bot.). 



heterotypic (hgt'grotlp'Ik) a. [Gk. 



