PAEDOGENESIS


Meaning of PAEDOGENESIS in English

n.

Variant: also pe · do · gen · e · sis

Pronunciation: ˌ p ē -d ō - ' je-n ə -s ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1871

: reproduction by young or larval animals : NEOTENY

– pae · do · ge · net · ic \ -j ə - ' ne-tik \ or pae · do · gen · ic \ - ' je-nik \ adjective

– pae · do · ge · net · i · cal · ly \ -j ə - ' ne-ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.