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ALLOMETRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("allometry" is a kind of...):
bailiwick; discipline; field; field of study; study; subject; subject area; subject field (a branch of knowledge)
Derivation:
allometric (relating to or marked by allometry)
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