heteromorphic

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heteromorphic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Heteromorphic \Het`er*o*mor"phic\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. morfh`
     form.] (Biol.)
     Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having
     different forms at different stages of existence, or in
     different individuals of the same species; -- applied
     especially to insects in which there is a wide difference of
     form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having
     more than one form of flower. Heteromorphism