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“heterochronic”
heterochronic (adjective), more heterochronic, most heterochronic
Pertaining to something that occurs at various times or periodically: It has been said that heterochronic stages of development have taken place in the evolution of echinoderms.
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heterochronous, heterochronic (adjective); more heterochronous, most heterochronous; more heterochronic; most heterochronic
In palaeontology, relating to an occurrence that happens at different times and not in a genetic order: A heterochronous process or development can take place in an organic form at an abnormal time or out of a regular sequence.
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