Relating to or characterized by slow or retarded growth.
From 'bradyauxesis' with the adjective suffix '-ic'; maintains the Greek root meaning 'slow growth'.
The term bradyauxetic is used to describe animals that take a very long time to reach adult size—some sea turtles grow bradyauxetically for decades before reaching reproductive maturity, which is why their populations are so vulnerable to overhunting.
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