dissogeny

[dih-soj-uh-nee]

noun Zoology.

the condition in ctenophores in which an individual has two periods of sexual maturity, one in the larval and one in the adult stage.

Also, dis·sog·o·ny

[dih-sog-uh-nee] .

Origin:
1895–1900; < Greek dissó(s) twofold + -geny

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Dissogeny is always a great word to know.

So is fish. Does it mean:

major grouping of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms

cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with gills, often have fins and elongated body covered with scales

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