PAEDOMORPHOSIS


Meaning of PAEDOMORPHOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈmȯr-fə-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from paed- + Greek morphōsis formation, from morphoun to form, from morphē form

Date: 1922

: phylogenetic change that involves retention of juvenile characters by the adult

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.