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progenesis

progenesis noun: precocious sexual reproduction (especially in nematodes).

Noun

progenesis (uncountable)

  1. precocious sexual reproduction (especially in nematodes)

Origin of progenesis

From pro- + genesis.

Questions about progenesis

What does progenesis mean?
Progenesis means precocious sexual reproduction (especially in nematodes).
What part of speech is progenesis?
Progenesis is a noun.

Words near progenesis in the dictionary

  1. progenerates
  2. progenerating
  3. progeneration
  4. progenerations
  5. progenerative
  6. progenesis
  7. progenetic
  8. progenies
  9. progenital
  10. progenitally
  11. progenitive

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