CENOGENETIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cenogenetic mean? 

• CENOGENETIC (adjective)
  The adjective CENOGENETIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to cenogenesis

  Familiarity information: CENOGENETIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENOGENETIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to cenogenesis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Antonym:

palingenetic (of or relating to palingenesis)

Pertainym:

cenogenesis (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))

Derivation:

cenogenesis (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))