English Dictionary: heterochrony | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Heterochronism \Het`er*och"ro*nism\, Heterochrony \Het`er*och"ro*ny\, n. [Gr. [?] of different times; [?] other + [?] time.] (Biol.) In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts. |