heterologic

1. 1.

   not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin

   Synonymsheterologousheterological

   biology

Questions about heterologic

What does heterologic mean?

heterologic means "not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin".

How many syllables are in heterologic?

heterologic has 5 syllables: he-te-ro-lo-gic. The stress falls on "lo".

What is another word for heterologic?

Close synonyms include heterologous, heterological. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is heterologic a common word?

heterologic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.