HETEROCHRONISM; HETEROCHRONY
Het`er*och"ro*nism, Het`er*och"ro*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.
HETEROCLITE
Het"er*o*clite, a. Etym: [L. heteroclitus, Gr. hétéroclite.]
Defn: Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.
HETEROCLITE
Het"er*o*clite, n.
1. (Gram.)
Defn: A word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a noun which is irregular in declension.
2. Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or from common forms. Howell.
HETEROCLITIC; HETEROCLITICAL
Het`er*o*clit"ic, Het`er*o*clit"ic*al, a. Etym: [See Heteroclite.]
Defn: Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.