heterologous

Questions about heterologous

What does heterologous mean?

heterologous means "not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in heterologous?

heterologous has 5 syllables: he-te-ro-lo-gous. The stress falls on "ro".

What is another word for heterologous?

Close synonyms include heterologic, 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.

What is the opposite of heterologous?

The recorded antonyms are analogous, homologous, autologous, homologous.

Is heterologous a common word?

heterologous 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.