cenogenesis

World English Dictionary
caenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis (ˌsiːnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
 
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Compare recapitulation the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
 
cainogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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kainogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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cenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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kenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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caenogenetic, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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cainoge'netic, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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kainoge'netic, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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cenoge'netic, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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kenoge'netic, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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caenoge'netically, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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cainoge'netically, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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kainoge'netically, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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cenoge'netically, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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kenoge'netically, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis
 
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World English Dictionary
cenogenesis (ˌsiːnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
 
n
a US spelling of caenogenesis

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cenogenesis

noun
introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) [ant: palingenesis
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