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pedomorphosis

pedomorphosis noun: the retention of juvenile traits by an adult; neoteny.

Noun

pedomorphosis (uncountable)

  1. The retention of juvenile traits by an adult; neoteny.

Forms of pedomorphosis

alternative formpaedomorphosis

Origin of pedomorphosis

From pedo- (“child”) + morphosis.

Questions about pedomorphosis

What does pedomorphosis mean?
Pedomorphosis means the retention of juvenile traits by an adult; neoteny.
What part of speech is pedomorphosis?
Pedomorphosis is a noun.

Words near pedomorphosis in the dictionary

  1. pedomorphic
  2. pedomorphism
  3. pedomorphological
  4. pedomorphologically
  5. pedomorphology
  6. pedomorphosis
  7. pedomorphy
  8. pedomotive
  9. pedomotor
  10. pedomotors
  11. pedon

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