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单词 paedogenetic
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paedogeneticadj.

Brit. /ˌpiːdə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpidədʒəˈnɛdɪk/
Forms: 1800s– paedogenetic, 1900s– pedogenetic (see note below).
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paedo- comb. form, -genetic comb. form.
Etymology: < paedo- comb. form + -genetic comb. form, after paedogenesis n.The form pedogenetic is uncommon, even in U.S. usage, perhaps because of the potential confusion with pedogenetic adj.; compare paedogenesis n.
Biology.
1. Relating to or characterized by (parthenogenetic) reproduction occurring in a larval or immature form. Cf. paedogenesis n. 1.
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gemmiparous1793
gemmiferous1804
agamic1816
zoogenic1842
agamogenetic1858
autogenetic1859
parthenogenetic1860
parthenogenous1869
unsexual1873
monogenous1874
monogonic1876
monogonous1876
arrenotokous1877
gemmative1877
thelytokous1877
parthenogenic1878
heteroblastic1888
blastogenic1889
isogamous1889
paedogenetic1889
monogenic1890
anisogamous1891
monogenetic1900
paedogamous1912
apomictic1913
cytogamous1918
ectogenetic1923
pseudogamous1932
agamospermous1933
impaternate1934
subsexual1937
mictic1950
somatogamous1950
zygogenetic1950
1889 Athenæum 13 Apr. 471/1 A parthenogenetic and pædogenetic generation occurs in the life-cycle [of the blood-worm or midge larva].
1917 Amer. Naturalist 51 647 The pedogenetic larva of the fly, Miastor.
1969 R. F. Chapman Insects xix. 382 It can develop through a pupa to a normal adult female..or to a paedogenetic larva which produces triungulins.
1992 Amer. Naturalist 139 985 Many of the most outstanding polyphenisms in metazoans are found in those few, unrelated taxa in which cyclical parthenogenesis has been established, particularly certain rotifers, the daphnids, the aphids, and the paedogenetic cecidomyiids.
2. Relating to or characterized by the presence of juvenile or larval characteristics in an adult organism; paedomorphic. Also: relating to or characterized by precocious sexual reproduction in a juvenile or larval form. Cf. paedogenesis n. 2.
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1938 Science 9 Dec. 536/1 We find the following combinations of patterns among adult birds..: P[omarea]iphis: brown or paedogenetic females, pied males.
1959 Ecology 40 529/2 A. C. Hardy..suggests that many lines of evolution are paedogenetic—the prolongation into sexually mature life of juvenile characters.
1974 Science 26 July 377/1 Frogs breed in a diversity of habitats and none have paedogenetic tendencies; all must metamorphose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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