HETEROMEROUS
\hɛtɹˈə͡ʊməɹəs], \hɛtɹˈəʊməɹəs], \h_ɛ_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_m_ə_ɹ_ə_s]\
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With the parts not corresponding in number.
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Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and oil beetles.
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Having the femoral artery developed as the principal artery of the leg; - said of certain birds, as the cotingas and pipras.
By Oddity Software
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With the parts not corresponding in number.
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Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and oil beetles.
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Having the femoral artery developed as the principal artery of the leg; - said of certain birds, as the cotingas and pipras.
By Noah Webster.
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Heteromeric.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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