heterostrophic

adjective

het·​er·​o·​stroph·​ic

¦hetərō¦sträfik

1

[Greek heterostrophos + English -ic] : consisting of strophes differing in metrical form

2

[New Latin heterostroph us + English -ic] : relating to or marked by heterostrophy

a shell with heterostrophic whorls

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