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heterogonic

  • a variation of heterogonous.
    heterogonous
    adjective
    of or relating to monoclinous flowers of two or more kinds occurring on different individuals of the same species, the kinds differing in the relative length of stamens and pistils (opposed to homogonous).

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The larger the skull, the more the lambdoidal crest is developed; seemingly, therefore, the degree of development is an expression of size of the skull and may be determined by heterogonic growth.

From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by John A. White

In S. vagrans, heterogonic growth is illustrated; the larger the skull, the larger the rostrum in proportion to the skull as a whole.

From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley

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