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digenesis

[ dahy-jen-uh-sis ]

digenesis

/ 岹ɪˈɛɪɪ /

noun

  1. zoology another name for alternation of generations
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱··Ա· [dahy-j, uh, -, net, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of digenesis1

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; di- 1, genesis
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Digenesis, dī-jen′e-sis, n. reproduction by two methods, a sexual followed by an assexual.—adj.

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