cenogenesis (n)
kenogenesis (n)
caenogenesis (n)
cainogenesis (n)
kainogenesis (n)

n13444940

type n
lex_filenum 22
def 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)
Outgoing links
Hypernym growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
Derivationally related form cenogenesis → cenogenetic
Antonym cenogenesis → palingenesis
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Derivationally related form cenogenetic → cenogenesis
Pertainym (pertains to noun) cenogenetic → cenogenesis
Hyponym growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
Antonym palingenesis → cenogenesis

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