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Definition of: heteromorphic
(het′ər·ə·môr′fik) adjective Biol.
1. Deviating from the normal form or standard type.
2. Undergoing complete metamorphosis, as certain insects. Also het′er·o·mor′phous (-fəs).
—het′er·o·mor′phism (-fiz·əm) noun
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