The Collaborative International Dictionary
Heteromorphic
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
heteromorphic
"having different or dissimilar forms," 1864; from hetero- + Greek morphe "form" (see Morpheus).
Wiktionary
heteromorphic
a. 1 (context biology English) Having different forms in different stages of the life cycle 2 Differing in size or structure from the normal
Usage examples of "heteromorphic".
A buzzing presence of not-insects indicates that the heteromorphic helmswoman is on the job.