neomorphosis

noun

neo·​mor·​pho·​sis

ˌnēəˈmȯrfəsə̇s,

-ˌmȯrˈfōs-

: regeneration in which one part is replaced by an unlike part (as production of a leg in place of an antenna)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ne- + -morphosis

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