archallaxis

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noun

The complete elimination of palingenetic features during the development of an embryo, such that ontogeny begins with an early deviation from the ancestral pattern.

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Meanings

nounarchallaxis (countable and uncountable, plural archallaxes)

plural archallaxes

  1. countableuncountableThe complete elimination of palingenetic features during the development of an embryo, such that ontogeny begins with an early deviation from the ancestral pattern.
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APA

archallaxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archallaxis

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“archallaxis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archallaxis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archallaxis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archallaxis.

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