HETEROCHRONISMS

Noun

heterochronisms

plural of heterochronism

Source: Wiktionary


HETEROCHRONISM

Het`er*och"ro*nism, Het`er*och"ro*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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