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archallaxis

noun
ar·chal·lax·is | \ ˌärkəˈlaksə̇s \
plural archallaxes\-kˌsēz \

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: the early deviation from an ancestral developmental pattern eliminating recapitulation

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History and Etymology for archallaxis

New Latin, from archi- + Greek allaxis exchange, barter, from allassein to exchange, from allos other

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