- paedomorphism
- noun Date: circa 1891 retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
paedomorphism
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paedomorphism — pae·do·mor·phism or pe·do·mor·phism .fiz əm n retention in the adult of infantile or juvenile characters … Medical dictionary
paedomorphism — pae·do·mor·phism … English syllables
paedomorphism — pae•do•mor•phism [[t]ˌpi dəˈmɔr fɪz əm[/t]] n. bio pedomorphism … From formal English to slang
paedomorphism — n. continuance of infantile characteristics in adult … Dictionary of difficult words
paedomorphism — … Useful english dictionary
Origin of the domestic dog — A dog in Diego Velázquez s Las Meninas The origin of the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) began with the domestication of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) several tens of thousands of years ago … Wikipedia
paedomorphic — adjective also pedomorphic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mȯrfik Etymology: paedomorphosis, pedomorphosis + English ic 1. : of, relating to, or involving paedomorphosis or paedomorphism paedomorphic evolution 2. [ … Useful english dictionary
paedomorphic — adjective Date: 1891 of, relating to, involving, or exhibiting paedomorphosis or paedomorphism … New Collegiate Dictionary
paedomorphic — adjective /ˌpiːdəˈmɔɹfɪk,ˌpɛdəˈmɔɹfɪk/ Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult. Syn: neotenic See Also: paedomorphism, pedomorphism … Wiktionary
paedomorphic — pae·do·mor·phic or pe·do·mor·phic .pēd ə mȯr fik adj of, relating to, or involving paedomorphosis or paedomorphism … Medical dictionary
