heteromerous

[ het-uh-rom-er-uhs ]

adjective

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

   a heteromerous flower.

heteromerous

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒmərəs /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of heteromerous¹

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

Example Sentences

Rhipiphorus, rī-pif′o-rus, n. a genus of heteromerous beetles.

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Heteromerous: having an unequal number of tarsal joints on the feet.

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Legs heteromerous, four claws to each tarsus, two of them larger than the others, and minutely serrulate on the inside.

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In a large number of the Heteromerous beetles, they are set transversely, in the Capricorn ones longitudinally.

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Heteromerous insects are those in which the number of these joints varies in the different pairs of legs.

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