hyperallometric

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adjective

That grows at a more than an allometric rate

Opposite
hypoallometric
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Meanings

adjectivehyperallometric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat grows at a more than an allometric rate

    The relationship between male and female thorax length was significantly hyperallometric, indicating a greater evolutionary divergence in male body size, even though the other traits showed isometric relationships.

    2015 December 19, “Body Size Adaptations to Altitudinal Climatic Variation in Neotropical Grasshoppers of the Genus Sphenarium (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hypoallometric

Origin

From hyper- + allometric.

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APA

hyperallometric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperallometric

MLA

“hyperallometric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperallometric. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperallometric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperallometric.

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