GERONTOMORPHOSIS


Meaning of GERONTOMORPHOSIS in English

/jeuh ron'teuh mawr"feuh sis/ , n.

Biol. evolutionary specialization of a species to a degree that decreases its capability for further adaptation and eventually leads to its extinction.

[ GERONTO- + MORPHOSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .