pedomorphic

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/pɛdəˈmɔɹfɪk/

A form of paedomorphic — Of, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult.

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Meanings

adjectivepedomorphic (comparative more pedomorphic, superlative most pedomorphic)

comparative more pedomorphic · superlative most pedomorphic

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of paedomorphic.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
neotenic

Origin

From pedo- (“child”) + -morphic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pedomorphic

anamorphicpolymorphicisomorphicmetamorphicanthropomorphicdimorphicdysmorphicmonomorphicallomorphicamorphicdelomorphicidiomorphiclagomorphicmesomorphicpaedomorphicparamorphicperimorphictheriomorphictrimorphictropomorphicxeromorphiczoomorphic
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Cite this entry
APA

pedomorphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedomorphic

MLA

“pedomorphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedomorphic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedomorphic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedomorphic.

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