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gerontomorphosis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jə ron′tə môr′fə sis)

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ge•ron•to•mor•pho•sis ( jə ron′tə môr′fə sis),USA pronunciation n.

Biologyevolutionary specialization of a species to a degree that decreases its capability for further adaptation and eventually leads to its extinction.

geronto- + morphosis

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