heterological

1. 1.

   not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin

   Synonymsheterologousheterologic

   biology

Questions about heterological

What does heterological mean?

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

How many syllables are in heterological?

heterological has 6 syllables: he-te-ro-lo-gi-cal. The stress falls on "lo".

What is another word for heterological?

Close synonyms include heterologous, heterologic. 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 heterological a common word?

heterological 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.