ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pedomorphy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pedomorphy is a noun meaning (US) Alternative spelling of paedomorphy.

Meaning

(US) Alternative spelling of paedomorphy.

Example Sentences

Richard Wrangham has noted that the domestication of animals usually tames them by slowing down components of the developmental timetable to retain juvenile traits into adulthood, a process called pedomorphy or neoteny.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pedomorphosis, apomorphy, pleisiomorph, paedomorph, plesiomorphism, apomorph.

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