| 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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| 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. |
| kainogenesis (ˌkaɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) | |
| —n | |
| another name for caenogenesis | |
| kainogenetic | |
| —adj | |
| kainoge'netically | |
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| kainogenesis | |
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| 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] |