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ontogenist

ontogenist noun: one who studies ontogeny.

Noun

ontogenist (plural ontogenists)

  1. One who studies ontogeny.

Forms of ontogenist

pluralontogenists

Origin of ontogenist

From ontogeny + -ist.

Questions about ontogenist

What does ontogenist mean?
Ontogenist means one who studies ontogeny.
What part of speech is ontogenist?
Ontogenist is a noun.
What is the plural of ontogenist?
The plural of ontogenist is ontogenists.

Words near ontogenist in the dictionary

  1. ontogeneticists
  2. ontogenic
  3. ontogenical
  4. ontogenically
  5. ontogenies
  6. ontogenist
  7. ontogenists
  8. ontogeny
  9. ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
  10. ontogimorph
  11. ontogimorphs

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