cenogenesis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. 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)

Synonyms

kenogenesis, caenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
growth
Opposite (antonyms)
palingenesis

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