paedomorphy means the retention or emergence of juvenile characteristics in an adult organism. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From paedo- + -morphy, after paedomorphic.
noun
- The retention or emergence of juvenile characteristics in an adult organism.“The clade 4-1 salamanders recently lived in environments that would make paedomorphy unlikely, but now even when they are living in large, permanent ponds that induce paedomorphy in clade 4-2 salamanders, they are incapable of becoming paedomorphs.”