【来源及含义】Greek: different, other, another, unlike; irregular, abnormal
【相关描述】This Greek element forms many scientific and other terms, often in opposition to homo-. Sometimes it is also the antonym of auto-, homoeo-, iso-, ortho-, and syn-.
【相关词根词缀】;Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "another, other, different, alternating, varied, changing":;ali-,allo-,alter-,allelo-,mut-,poikilo-,reciproc-,vari-.
【同源单词】heteracanth, heteracanthous, heteracmy, heteradelphus, heteradenic, heteralius