cormogeny
cormogeny noun: the study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
Noun
cormogeny (usually uncountable, plural cormogenies)
- The study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
Antonyms of cormogeny
Forms of cormogeny
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Origin of cormogeny
Learned borrowing from German Cormogenie, itself from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós) + -genie; equivalent to Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “tree-trunk”) + -geny (“origin”). By surface analysis, cormo- + -geny.
Questions about cormogeny
- What does cormogeny mean?
- Cormogeny means the study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
- What part of speech is cormogeny?
- Cormogeny is a noun.
- What is the plural of cormogeny?
- The plural of cormogeny is cormogenies.
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