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heteromyidae
  • n  small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
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heteronym
  • n  two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation
    the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym
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heterophil antibody
  • n  an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis
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heterophil test
  • n  a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis
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heterophile antibody
  • n  an antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis
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heteroploid
  • n  (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species
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heteropterous insect
  • n  true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
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heterosexism
  • n  discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people
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heterosexual person
  • n  a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
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heterosexualism
  • n  a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
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heterosexuality
  • n  a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
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