paedomorphy

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The retention or emergence of juvenile characteristics in an adult organism. uncountable
    — The clade 4-1 salamanders recently lived in environments that would make paedomorphy unlikely, but now even when they are living in large, permanent ponds that induce paedomorphy in clade 4-2 salamanders, they are incapable of becoming paedomorphs.

词形变化

pedomorphy alternative

词源

From paedo- + -morphy, after paedomorphic.
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