gerontomorphic, a.
(dʒəˌrɒntəʊˈmɔːfɪk)
[f. Gr. γεροντ-, γέρων old man + -o + µορϕή form + -ic.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating anatomical specialization most fully represented in the mature male of a species.
| 1939 C. S. Coon Races of Europe iv. 85 It represents a gerontomorphic or sexually differentiated Mediterranean or Galley Hill form. 1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. S. Afr. iv. 86 These two fossils..are, however, not the only remains of this gerontomorphic, proto-Australoid type from Africa, for fragments of three fossil crania were found in 1935. Ibid. 88 ‘Proto-Australoid’ type with fully adult anatomical features (gerontomorphic). |