Found 3 hits - Term: caenogenesis, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
kenogenesis \ken`ogen"esis\, n. gr. ? new + e. genesis.
biol.
modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make
their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of
the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; --
distinguished from palingenesis. written also
cenogenesis and caenogenesis.
1913 webster
see also:
palingenesis cenogenesis caenogenesis
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cenogenesis \cen`ogen"esis\ n. gr. ? new + e. genesis.
biol.
the introduction during embryonic development of characters
or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history
of the strain or species as addition of the placenta in
mammalian evolution; a modified evolution, in which
nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence
of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar
conditions of its environment; -- distinguished from
palingenesis. also spelled caenogenesis and formerly
kenogenesis.
wordnet 1.5 + 1913 webster
see also:
palingenesis caenogenesis kenogenesis
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
caenogenesis
n : introduction during embryonic development of characters or
structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history
of the strain or species as addition of the placenta in
mammalian evolution syn: cenogenesis, kenogenesis,
cainogenesis, kainogenesis ant: palingenesis
see also:
cenogenesis kenogenesis cainogenesis kainogenesis palingenesis
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