Definition of Heteromerous. Meaning of Heteromerous. Synonyms of Heteromerous

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Definition of Heteromerous

Heteromerous
Heteromerous Het`er*om"er*ous, a. [See Heteromera.] 1. (Chem & Crystallog.) Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are hom[oe]morphous, but heteromerous. 2. (Bot.) With the parts not corresponding in number. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Having the femoral artery developed as the principal artery of the leg; -- said of certain birds, as the cotingas and pipras. (b) Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and oil beetles.

Meaning of Heteromerous from wikipedia

- structure with separate fungal and algal layers, a characteristic of heteromerous thalli. This structure plays a key role in its life processes, distinguishing...
- attached to the substrate with a central holdfast. The thallus is also heteromerous (parts that are different in quality and number) and fully corticated...
- Waterhouse, Charles O. 1880. Descriptions of a new genus and species of heteromerous Coleoptera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology...
- medulla generally has a cottony appearance. It is the widest layer of a heteromerous lichen thallus. Galloway, D.J. (1992). Flora of Australia - Lichen Glossary...
- refers to its discovery location. This lichen species has a brown, heteromerous thallus that forms tufts up to 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) across. It consists...
- condition where a flagellum possess two rows of tripartite tubular hairs. heteromerous In lichens, when the thallus is stratified. The photobiont is distributed...
- measuring 0.6–2.5 mm wide. Microscopically, the lichen's thallus anatomy is heteromerous, with an upper cortex 20–35 μm thick, comprising paraplectenchymatous...
- Sulcaria. algal layer Also photobiont layer. The layer of tissue in a heteromerous lichen thallus that contains the photobiont; it is typically located...
- thallus morphology and anatomy. It is strongly compacted and has a unique heteromerous structure, which is otherwise only known from Dictyonema glabratum and...
- lacks lateral edges and is much narrower than elytra, the tarsi are heteromerous with bilobed penultimate segment, the procoxal cavities are open behind...