Abbreviation
As Abbreviation (lat "abbreviatio".: Abbreviation ) is referred to in zoology the shortening of the individual development of an individual by the elimination of individual stages of development . Particularly well known in this context is the neoteny or Fetalisation individual Schwanzlurcharten such as the axolotl . These retain characteristics of the larval stages such as the outer gills for life , but become sexually mature at this stage of development. The opposite of abbreviation is prolongation .
The term also appears in the formal language of art history. Sometimes a window or a door stand for the whole building or a few flowers for a whole flower meadow.
In literature, a ship or a multi-room building can sometimes mean an entire state structure.
See also
literature
- Michael Schmitt (Ed.): Lexicon of Biology. In 10 volumes. 1st edition. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau / Basel / Vienna 1983–1992, DNB 550880577, volume 1, page 6, article "Abbreviation"
- Erwin Hentschel, Günther Wagner : Dictionary of Zoology. 7th edition. Elsevier, Munich / Heidelberg 2004, ISBN 3-8274-1479-2 , page 39, article "Abbreviation"
