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metagenesis

Syllables: met·a·gen·e·sis/ˌmɛtəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/

metagenesis noun: the production of sexual and asexual organisms in alternate generations.

Noun

metagenesis (usually uncountable, plural metageneses)

  1. (usually) The production of sexual and asexual organisms in alternate generations.

metagenesis meaning in Tamil

metagenesis in Tamil

ஒற்றை மாற்றுத் தலைமுறை, அனுபிறப்பு

Synonyms of metagenesis

Forms of metagenesis

pluralmetageneses

Origin of metagenesis

From meta- + -genesis.

Questions about metagenesis

What does metagenesis mean?
Metagenesis means the production of sexual and asexual organisms in alternate generations.
What is metagenesis in Tamil?
Metagenesis in Tamil is ஒற்றை மாற்றுத் தலைமுறை, அனுபிறப்பு. See Metagenesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is metagenesis?
Metagenesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce metagenesis?
Metagenesis is pronounced /ˌmɛtəˈd͡ʒɛnəsɪs/.
What is the plural of metagenesis?
The plural of metagenesis is metageneses.

Words near metagenesis in the dictionary

  1. metagender
  2. metagenders
  3. metagene
  4. metagenes
  5. metageneses
  6. metagenesis
  7. metagenetic
  8. metagenetically
  9. metagenetics
  10. metagenic
  11. metagenome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metagenesis (page history and authors); metagenesis (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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