gerontomorphosis

gerontomorphosis
\\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmȯrfəsə̇s sometimes -ˌmȯrˈfōsə̇s\ noun (-es)
Etymology: New Latin, from geront- + -morphosis
1. : phylogenetic change involving specialization of the characters of adult organisms and accompanied by decreased capacity for further change
2. : tendency toward racial senescence — compare fetalization, paedomorphosis

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/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]

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