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cosmognosis

cosmognosis noun: the supposed instinct that tells animals when and where to migrate.

Noun

cosmognosis (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The supposed instinct that tells animals when and where to migrate

Questions about cosmognosis

What does cosmognosis mean?
Cosmognosis means the supposed instinct that tells animals when and where to migrate.
What part of speech is cosmognosis?
Cosmognosis is a noun.

Words near cosmognosis in the dictionary

  1. cosmogenist
  2. cosmogenists
  3. cosmogenous
  4. cosmogeny
  5. cosmogeology
  6. cosmognosis
  7. cosmogonal
  8. cosmogoner
  9. cosmogoners
  10. cosmogonetic
  11. cosmogonic

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