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Paedomorphic - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adjective paedomorphic

is of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult.

paedomorphic

English

Alternative forms

* * pedomorphic

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult.
  • *2011 , (Steven Pinker), The Better Angels of Our Nature , Penguin 2012, p. 744:
  • *:Based on pedomorphic changes in the fossils of Paleolithic humans, Wrangham has suggested that a similar process has been taking place in human evolution during the past thirty to fifty thousand years, and may still be taking place.

    • Synonyms

    * neotenic

    Related terms

    * paedomorphism, pedomorphism

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.