Meanings
nounheteromyopia (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyThe situation in which interspecific competition occurs over shorter distances than intraspecific competition.
Origin
From hetero- + myopia, as the animals involved are metaphorically short-sighted in their view of other species.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with heteromyopia
Ethiopiautopiamyopiadystopiapresbyopiaautopiaanisohypermetropiaectopiaerythrochloropiaeuryopiaeutopiagaytopiaheterotopiahypermetropiainfotopiaintimatopiapornotopiaprivatopiaromantopiasenopiasextopiatropia
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APA
heteromyopia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteromyopia
MLA
“heteromyopia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteromyopia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteromyopia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteromyopia.
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