Heterotic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A hybrid organism of this kind.

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to heterosis.
"An instructive example of a heterotic individual is ʽThe Toast of Botswana’. The Toast is a cross between a female goat and a male sheep."
2
Describing a hybrid form of string theory (See Heterotic string theory on Wikipedia)

Example

"An instructive example of a heterotic individual is ʽThe Toast of Botswana’. The Toast is a cross between a female goat and a male sheep."

Etymology

From hetero- + -otic.

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