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kainogenesis

World English Dictionary
caenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, cenogenesis or kenogenesis (ˌsiːnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
 
n
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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Kainogenesis is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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World English Dictionary
kainogenesis (ˌkaɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
 
n
another name for caenogenesis
 
kainogenetic
 
adj
 
kainoge'netically
 
adv

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kainogenesis

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) [syn: cenogenesis] [ant: palingenesis
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