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Noun: anamorphosis (anamorphoses)  ,a-nu'mor-fu-sis
  1. The evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
    - anamorphism
     
  2. A distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
    - anamorphism

Derived forms: anamorphoses

Type of: copy, evolution, organic evolution, phylogenesis, phylogeny

Encyclopedia: Anamorphosis