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heterogenic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛnɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the genes of different species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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adj

Meaning 2

Relating to or involving (people, animals, things, etc, of) different kinds (genera), for example different sexes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

Examples

  • 1983, S. M. Al-Sabah, Development Planning in an Oil Economy and the Role of the Woman: The Case of Kuwait, London : Eastlords Pub. There is no question that the mail survey is "the most practical method for obtaining reasonably compatible data across a large geographic base, a large heterogenic group, and also a large sample size".

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adj

Meaning 3

Characteristic of a different sex (especially of hypertrichosis or facial hair typical of a man but found on a woman).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:heterogenic.

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History

Etymology

From hetero- + -genic.