PEDOMORPHISM


Meaning of PEDOMORPHISM in English

— pedomorphic , adj.

/pee'deuh mawr"fiz euhm/ , n. Biol.

a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.

Cf. neoteny (def. 2).

[ PEDO- 1 + -MORPHISM ]

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