Biogeny

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Biogenesis. uncountable
  2. 2
    The study of evolutionary history not only phylogenically, by also by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny. historical, rare, uncountable
  3. 3
    the production of living organisms from other living organisms wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
biogenesisbiogenesis

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bio- + -geny.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from German Biogenie, itself from bio- + -genie; equivalent to bio- (“life”) + -geny (“origin”).

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