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heteromyopia

heteromyopia noun: the situation in which interspecific competition occurs over shorter distances than intraspecific competition.

Noun

heteromyopia (uncountable)

  1. The situation in which interspecific competition occurs over shorter distances than intraspecific competition.

Origin of heteromyopia

From hetero- + myopia, as the animals involved are metaphorically short-sighted in their view of other species.

Words that rhyme with heteromyopia

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Questions about heteromyopia

What does heteromyopia mean?
Heteromyopia means the situation in which interspecific competition occurs over shorter distances than intraspecific competition.
What part of speech is heteromyopia?
Heteromyopia is a noun.

Words near heteromyopia in the dictionary

  1. heteromyds
  2. heteromyeloma
  3. heteromyelomas
  4. heteromyid
  5. heteromyids
  6. heteromyopia
  7. heteronanocrystal
  8. heteronanocrystals
  9. heteronationalism
  10. heteronationalisms
  11. heteronationalist

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