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<h1>Heteroclite</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het"er*o*clite</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>heteroclitus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ other + <?/ to lean, incline, inflect: cf. F. <ets>h\'82t\'82roclite</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.</def>

<h1>Heteroclite</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het"er*o*clite</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or from common forms.</def>

<i>Howell.</i>

<h1>Heteroclitic, Heteroclitical</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw><hw>Het`er*o*clit"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Het`er*o*clit"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Heteroclite</er>.]</ety> <def>Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal.</def>

<h1>Heteroclitous</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het`er*oc"li*tous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Heteroclitic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Heterocyst</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het"er*o*cyst</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hetero-</ets> + <ets>cyst</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain alg\'91 related to nostoc.</def>

<h1>Heterodactyl</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het`er*o*dac"tyl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Heterodactylous.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the Heterodactyl\'91.</def></def2>

<h1>Heterodactyl\'91</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het`e*ro*dac"ty*l\'91</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ other + <?/ a finger.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of birds including the trogons.</def>

<h1>Heterodactylous</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het`er*o*dac"tyl*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hetero-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a toe.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons.</def>

<h1>Heterodont</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het"er*o*dont</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hetero-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/ a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and molars, as in man; -- opposed to <i>homodont</i>.</def>

<h1>Heterodont</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het"er*o*dont</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any animal with heterodont dentition.</def>

<h1>Heterodox</h1> <Xpage=690>

<hw>Het"er*o*dox</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ other + <?/ opinion; cf. F. <ets>h\'82t\'82rodoxe</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects.</def>

<blockquote>Raw and indigested, <b>heterodox</b>, preaching. <i>Strype.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox; heretical; -- said of persons.</def>

<i>Macaulay.</i>

-- <wordforms><wf>Het"er*o*dox`ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Het"er*o*dox`ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>