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heterologous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective heterologous has 2 senses
- heterologous(a = adj.all) heterologic, heterological - not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin; Array Antonyms: analogous, homologous
- heterologous(a = adj.all) Array - derived from organisms of a different but related species; "a heterologous graft" Antonyms: autologous, homologous
Derived form noun heterology1
Derived form noun heterology1
CIDE DICTIONARY
heterologous, a. [Hetero- + Gr. proportion.].
Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. [1913 Webster]
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