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ontogenesis

Syllables: on·to·gen·e·sis

ontogenesis noun: the generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.

ontogenesis: the generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood
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Noun

ontogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural ontogeneses)

  1. The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.
    Synonyms:
    ontogeny

Synonyms of ontogenesis

Forms of ontogenesis

pluralontogeneses

Origin of ontogenesis

From onto- + -genesis.

Words formed from ontogenesis

Questions about ontogenesis

What does ontogenesis mean?
Ontogenesis means the generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.
What part of speech is ontogenesis?
Ontogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of ontogenesis?
The plural of ontogenesis is ontogeneses.

Words near ontogenesis in the dictionary

  1. ontoepistemological
  2. ontoepistemologically
  3. ontoepistemologies
  4. ontoepistemology
  5. ontogeneses
  6. ontogenesis
  7. ontogenetic
  8. ontogenetical
  9. ontogenetically
  10. ontogeneticist
  11. ontogeneticists

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