Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypermorphosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-mor-pho-sis
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Extended morphosis

Example Sentences

"There are three classes of changes to developmentally accomplish paedo- or peramorphosis: (1) progenesis or hypermorphosis, where maturation with respect to the trait is reached early in the former and continues late in the latter; (2) neoteny or acceleration, where development occurs more slowly in the former and more rapidly in the latter; and (3) pre-displacement or postdisplacement, where development begins later in the former and earlier in the latter."

Etymology

From hyper- + morphosis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Questions

What does hypermorphosis mean?: Extended morphosis
Where does hypermorphosis come from?: From hyper- + morphosis.

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