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n. [Gr. gerontos, old man; morphe, form]Evolution involving specialization and diminishing capacity for further evolutionary change.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
gerontomorphosis
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gerontomorphosis — [jə rän΄tō môr′fə sis] n. [geronto (see GERONTOLOGY) + MORPHOSIS] evolutionary development that produces extreme specialization and, ultimately, extinction of a species or race … English World dictionary
gerontomorphosis — /jeuh ron teuh mawr feuh sis/, n. Biol. evolutionary specialization of a species to a degree that decreases its capability for further adaptation and eventually leads to its extinction. [GERONTO + MORPHOSIS] * * * … Universalium
gerontomorphosis — ge·ron·to·mor·pho·sis … English syllables
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