heteromerous

[ het-uh-rom-er-uhs ]

adjective

having or consisting of parts that differ in quality, number of elements, or the like: a heteromerous flower.

Origin of heteromerous

First recorded in 1820–30; hetero- + -merous

Words Nearby heteromerous

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How to use heteromerous in a sentence

Rhipiphorus, rī-pif′o-rus, n. a genus of heteromerous beetles.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various
heteromerous: having an unequal number of tarsal joints on the feet.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
Legs heteromerous, four claws to each tarsus, two of them larger than the others, and minutely serrulate on the inside.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. | J Lort Stokes
In a large number of the heteromerous beetles, they are set transversely, in the Capricorn ones longitudinally.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby
heteromerous insects are those in which the number of these joints varies in the different pairs of legs.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for heteromerous

heteromerous

/ (ˌhɛtəˈrɒmərəs) /

adjective

biology having or consisting of parts that differ, esp in number

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