'Regressive metamorphism' definitions:
Definition of 'Regressive metamorphism'
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- Regressive \Re*gress"ive\ (r?*gr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]gressif.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Passing back; returning. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive. [1913 Webster]
- Regressive metamorphism. (a) (Biol.) See Retrogression. (b) (Physiol.) See Katabolism. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'regressive metamorphism'
From: GCIDE
- Retrogression \Re`tro*gres"sion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]trogression. See Retrograde, and cf. Digression.]
- 1. The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Biol.) Backward development; a passing from a higher to a lower state of organization or structure, as when an animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly organized than would be expected from its earlier stages or known relationship. Called also {retrograde development}, and regressive metamorphism. [1913 Webster]