English Explanatory Dictionary

caenogenesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The embryotic development of structures or characteristics not present in the species before.

Word forms

caenogenesis caenogeneses cænogenesis cainogenesis cenogenesis coenogenesis kainogenesis kenogenesis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) + English -genesis. First attested in 1909.

Derived words

caenogenetic
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