paedomorphic
See also: pædomorphic
English
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Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /piːdə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌpidəˈmɔɹfɪk/, /ˌpɛdəˈmɔɹfɪk/
,Audio (US): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(r)fɪk
Adjective
paedomorphic (comparative more paedomorphic, superlative most paedomorphic)
- Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult. [from 19th c.]
- 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.
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 744: