nepionic

adjective

nepi·​on·​ic

¦nepē¦änik,

¦nēp-

: immature, larval

nepionic forms of many of the common larger fossils

—Journal of Geology

Word History

Etymology

Greek nēpios infant + English -onic (as in embryonic)

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