anamorphosis

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Noun anamorphosis has 2 senses

anamorphosis, anamorphism - the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
--₁ is a kind of evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis
anamorphosis, anamorphism - a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
--₂ is a kind of copy