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cacogenesis

cacogenesis noun: a morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.

Noun

cacogenesis (uncountable)

  1. A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
  2. (archaic) Racial deterioration through weak or ineffective sexual selection.

cacogenesis meaning in Tamil and Bengali

cacogenesis in Tamil

கூடாவழிவருதல், குறை வளர்ச்சி, வளர்ச்சிக்குறை

cacogenesis in Bengali

অপজাত সন্তান, অস্বাভাবিক বৃদ্ধি

Origin of cacogenesis

From caco- + -genesis.

Questions about cacogenesis

What does cacogenesis mean?
Cacogenesis means a morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
What is cacogenesis in Tamil?
Cacogenesis in Tamil is கூடாவழிவருதல், குறை வளர்ச்சி, வளர்ச்சிக்குறை. See Cacogenesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cacogenesis?
Cacogenesis is a noun.

Words near cacogenesis in the dictionary

  1. cacoethical
  2. cacoethically
  3. cacoethics
  4. cacogamy
  5. cacogastric
  6. cacogenesis
  7. cacogenic
  8. cacogenics
  9. cacogeusia
  10. cacographer
  11. cacographers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cacogenesis (page history and authors); cacogenesis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cacogenesis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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