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Hetero-
Hetero- Het"er*o- [Gr. "e`teros other.]
A combining form signifying other, other than usual,
different; as, heteroclite, heterodox, heterogamous.
Heterocarpism
Heterocarpism Het`er*o*car"pism, n. [Hetero- + Gr.? fruit.]
(Bot.)
The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as
in Amphicarp[ae]a, in which besides the usual pods, there are
others underground.
Heterocarpous
Heterocarpous Het`er*o*car"pous, a. (Bot.)
Characterized by heterocarpism.
Heterocera
Heterocera Het`e*roc"e*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other + ?
horn.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk
moths, which have the antenn[ae] variable in form.
Heterocercal
Heterocercal Het`er*o*cer"cal, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? tail.]
(Anat.)
Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the
upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the
lower one, as in sharks.
Heterocercy
Heterocercy Het"er*o*cer`cy, n. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a tail.]
(anat.)
Unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the
possession of a heterocercal tail.
Heterochromous
Heterochromous Het`er*o*chro"mous (?; 277), a. [Hetero- + Gr.
? color.] (bot.)
Having the central florets of a flower head of a different
color from those of the circumference.
Heterochronism
Heterochronism Het`er*och"ro*nism, Heterochrony
Het`er*och"ro*ny, n. [Gr. ? of different times; ? other + ?
time.] (Biol.)
In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the
formation of organs or parts.
Heterochrony
Heterochronism Het`er*och"ro*nism, Heterochrony
Het`er*och"ro*ny, n. [Gr. ? of different times; ? other + ?
time.] (Biol.)
In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the
formation of organs or parts.
Heteroclite
Heteroclite Het"er*o*clite, n.
1. (Gram.) A word which is irregular or anomalous either in
declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary
forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a
noun which is irregular in declension.
2. Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or
from common forms. --Howell.
HeterocliticHeteroclitic Het`er*o*clit"ic, Heteroclitical
Het`er*o*clit"ic*al, a. [See Heteroclite.]
Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous;
abnormal. HeterocliticalHeteroclitic Het`er*o*clit"ic, Heteroclitical
Het`er*o*clit"ic*al, a. [See Heteroclite.]
Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous;
abnormal. Heteroclitous
Heteroclitous Het`er*oc"li*tous, a.
Heteroclitic. [Obs.]
Heterocyst
Heterocyst Het"er*o*cyst, n. [Hetero- + cyst.] (Bot.)
A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance,
occurring in certain alg[ae] related to nostoc.
Heterodactyl
Heterodactyl Het`er*o*dac"tyl, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Heterodactylous. -- n. One of the Heterodactyl[ae].
Heterodactylae
Heterodactylae Het`e*ro*dac"ty*l[ae], n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
other + ? a finger.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of birds including the trogons.
Heterodactylous
Heterodactylous Het`er*o*dac"tyl*ous, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a
toe.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the
trogons.
Heterodon platyrrhinosPuff Puff (p[u^]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan.
puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.' --Flatman.
2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
(a) A puffball.
(b) a kind of light pastry.
(c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
with powder.
3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
one in a public journal.
Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
the power of greatly distending their bodies when
irritated. The common puff adder (Vipera, or Clotho
arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four
feet long. The plumed puff adder (C. cornuta) has a
plumelike appendage over each eye.
(b) A North American harmless snake (Heterodon
platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its
body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
spreading adder, and blowing adder.
Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or
family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
feathers. See Barbet
(b) . Heterodont
Heterodont Het"er*o*dont, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ?, ? a tooth.]
(Anat.)
Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and
molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.
Heterodont
Heterodont Het"er*o*dont, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any animal with heterodont dentition.
Heterodox
Heterodox Het"er*o*dox, n.
An opinion opposed to some accepted standard. [Obs.] --Sir T.
Browne.
Heterodoxal
Heterodoxal Het"er*o*dox`al, a.
Not orthodox. --Howell.
Heterodromous
Heterodromous Het`er*od"ro*mous, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? to run.]
1. (Bot.) Having spirals of changing direction. --Gray.
2. (Mech.) Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever,
pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating
force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.
HeteroeciousHeteroecious Het`er*[oe]"cious, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? house.]
(Bot.)
Passing through the different stages in its life history on
an alternation of hosts, as the common wheat-rust fungus
(Puccinia graminis), and certain other parasitic fungi; --
contrasted with aut[oe]cious. -- Het`er*[oe]"cism, n. HeteroecismHeteroecious Het`er*[oe]"cious, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? house.]
(Bot.)
Passing through the different stages in its life history on
an alternation of hosts, as the common wheat-rust fungus
(Puccinia graminis), and certain other parasitic fungi; --
contrasted with aut[oe]cious. -- Het`er*[oe]"cism, n. HeterogamyHeterogamy Het`er*og"a*my, n. [See Heterogamous.]
1. (Bot.) The process of fertilization in plants by an
indirect or circuitous method; -- opposed to orthogamy.
2. (Biol.) That form of alternate generation in which two
kinds of sexual generation, or a sexual and a
parthenogenetic generation, alternate; -- in distinction
from metagenesis, where sexual and asexual generations
alternate. --Claus & Sedgwick. Heterogangliate
Heterogangliate Het`er*o*gan"gli*ate, a. [Hetero- +
gangliate.] (Physiol.)
Having the ganglia of the nervous system unsymmetrically
arranged; -- said of certain invertebrate animals.
Heterogene
Heterogene Het"er*o*gene, a.
Heterogenous. [Obs.]
Heterogeneal
Heterogeneal Het`er*o*ge"ne*al, a.
Heterogeneous.
HeterogenesisHeterogenesis Het`er*o*gen"e*sis, n. [Hetero- + genesis.]
1. (Biol.) Spontaneous generation, so called.
2. (Biol.) That method of reproduction in which the
successive generations differ from each other, the parent
organism producing offspring different in habit and
structure from itself, the original form, however,
reappearing after one or more generations; -- opposed to
homogenesis, or gamogenesis.
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