MORPHALLAXIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: morphallaxes   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("morphallaxis" is a kind of...):

regeneration ((biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs)

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