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digenesis

UK/daɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

digenesis noun: the alternation of sexual and asexual methods of reproduction.

Noun

digenesis (countable and uncountable, plural digeneses)

  1. The alternation of sexual and asexual methods of reproduction.
    Synonyms:
    metagenesis

digenesis meaning in Tamil

digenesis in Tamil

துவிப்பிறப்பு

Synonyms of digenesis

Forms of digenesis

pluraldigeneses

Origin of digenesis

From di- + -genesis.

Words formed from digenesis

Questions about digenesis

What does digenesis mean?
Digenesis means the alternation of sexual and asexual methods of reproduction.
What is digenesis in Tamil?
Digenesis in Tamil is துவிப்பிறப்பு. See Digenesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is digenesis?
Digenesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce digenesis?
Digenesis is pronounced /daɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of digenesis?
The plural of digenesis is digeneses.

Words near digenesis in the dictionary

  1. Digbyites
  2. digenean
  3. digeneans
  4. digeneic
  5. digeneses
  6. digenesis
  7. digenetic
  8. digenic
  9. digenite
  10. digenites
  11. digenomic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: digenesis (page history and authors); digenesis (Tamil 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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