heterologous
— Adjective
– English
~ derived from organisms of a different but related species; "a heterologous graft"
heterology
— Noun
– English
~ (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts
Heteromeles arbutifolia
— Noun
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~ ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia
Heteromeles
— Noun
– English
~ one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia
heterometabolic
— Adjective
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~ (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
heterometabolism
— Noun
– English
~ development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
heterometabolous
— Adjective
– English
~ (of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage
heterometaboly
— Noun
– English
~ development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
Heteromyidae
— Noun
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~ small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
heteronym
— Noun
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~ two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation; "the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym"
heterophil antibody
— Noun
– English
~ an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis
heterophile antibody
— Noun
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~ an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis
heteroploid
— Noun
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~ (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
heteroploidy
— Noun
– English
~ the condition of being heteroploid