allomorphosis
noun
al·lo·mor·pho·sis
-ˈmȯrfəsə̇s sometimes -ˌmȯrˈfōsə̇s
plural allomorphoses
-ˌsēz
: biological evolution marked by rapid increase of specialization : evolutionary allometry compare aromorphosis
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