Definition of caenogenesis Caenogenesis
cae•no•gen•e•sis
We found 3 definitions of caenogenesis from 3 different sources.
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What does caenogenesis mean?
WordNet
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| caenogenesis - introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) | ||
| cenogenesis, kenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis | ||
| ontogenesis, ontogeny, growing, maturation, growth, development (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state | ||
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Wiktionary 
- caenogenesis (Noun)
The embryotic development of cross-species structures or characteristics.
Part of speech
🔤- caenogenesis, noun, singular of caenogeneses / caenogenesises.
