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Heterophile vs Heterophily - What's the difference?

heterophile | heterophily |

As an adjective heterophile

is able to react immunologically with material from another species.

As a noun heterophily is

tendency of individuals to collect in diverse groups.

heterophile

English

Adjective

(head) (or heterophil )
  • Able to react immunologically with material from another species

    • Derived terms

    * heterophilic

    Related terms

    * heterogenetic

    heterophily

    English

    (wikipedia heterophily)

    Noun

    (-)
  • tendency of individuals to collect in diverse groups

    • Antonyms

    * homophily

    Derived terms

    * heterophilous