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pedomorphism

[ped-uh-mawr-fiz-uh m or, esp. British, pee-duh-]

noun Biology.

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

Nearby words

  1. pedology,
  2. pedometer,
  3. pedometrical,
  4. pedometrically,
  5. pedomorph,
  6. pedomorphosis,
  7. pedon,
  8. pedophile,
  9. pedophilia,
  10. pedophiliac
Compare neoteny(def 2).

Origin of pedomorphism

pedo-1 + -morphism
Related formspe·do·mor·phic, adjective
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Medicine definitions for pedomorphism

pedomorphism

[pē′də-môr′fĭz′əm]

n.

Variant ofpaedomorphism
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