hyperallometric

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ allometric.

Adjective

hyperallometric (not comparable)

1. (of a population) That grows at a more than an allometric rate
   • 2015 December 19, “Body Size Adaptations to Altitudinal Climatic Variation in Neotropical Grasshoppers of the Genus Sphenarium (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae)”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     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.

Antonyms

• hypoallometric

Related terms

• hyperallometry