Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei.

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  • noun biology A cell having two or more genetically different nuclei

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[hetero– + kary(o)– + –on.]

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