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archallaxis
noun
ar·chal·lax·is
\ˌärkəˈlaksə̇s\
Definition of archallaxis
archallaxes
\-kˌsēz\biology
: the early deviation from an ancestral developmental pattern eliminating recapitulation
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Origin and Etymology of archallaxis
New Latin, from archi- + Greek allaxis exchange, barter, from allassein to exchange, from allos other
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