Difference between revisions of "anamorphosis"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>anamorphoses</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>anamorphoses</b> | ||
|etymology=Greek <i>ana</i>, backwards; <i>morphosis</i>, forming | |etymology=Greek <i>ana</i>, backwards; <i>morphosis</i>, forming | ||
| − | |definition=1. A process of slow, steady evolution without apparent gross mutant variation. | + | |definition=1. A [[process]] of slow, steady evolution without apparent gross [[mutant]] [[variation]]. |
| − | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> The increase of number of segments after hatching. <i>b.</i> Development in which the young gradually become more like the adult in body form after each ecdysis, as opposed to metamorphosis | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> The increase of number of segments after [[hatching]]. <i>b.</i> Development in which the young gradually become more like the [[adult]] in body form after each [[ecdysis]], as opposed to metamorphosis |
|see also=[[ametabolous]], [[metamorphosis]], [[epimorphosis]]. | |see also=[[ametabolous]], [[metamorphosis]], [[epimorphosis]]. | ||
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[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | [[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
anamorphosis (noun; plural anamorphoses; Greek ana, backwards; morphosis, forming): 1. A process of slow, steady evolution without apparent gross mutant variation.2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) a. The increase of number of segments after hatching. b. Development in which the young gradually become more like the adult in body form after each ecdysis, as opposed to metamorphosis
See also: ametabolous, metamorphosis, epimorphosis.
