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cormophyly

cormophyly noun: the direct study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.

Noun

cormophyly (uncountable)

  1. (historical, rare, theory of recapitulation) The direct study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.

Antonyms of cormophyly

Origin of cormophyly

Simplified learned borrowing from German Cormophylogenie, itself from Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós) + Phylogenie; equivalent to a reduction of Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós) + phylogeny to Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “tree-trunk”) + -phyly (“tribehood”). By surface analysis, cormo- + -phyly.

Questions about cormophyly

What does cormophyly mean?
Cormophyly means the direct study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.
What part of speech is cormophyly?
Cormophyly is a noun.

Words near cormophyly in the dictionary

  1. cormogenous
  2. cormogens
  3. cormogeny
  4. cormoid
  5. cormophyllaceous
  6. cormophyly
  7. cormophyte
  8. cormophytes
  9. cormophytic
  10. cormorant
  11. cormorant fishing

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