heteromorphic

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having different forms in different stages of the life cycle
2. adjective Differing in size or structure from the normal

Similar words

bivalent bivalents heteromorphous heterological heterogamous heteromorphotic heteroecious heterogonic heterodynamic haplodiplontic

Often followed by

sex pair life alternation bivalent incompatibility head chromosomes xy

Word family

heteromorphism heteromorphisms