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dissogeny

[ dih-soj-uh-nee ]

noun

, Zoology.
  1. the condition in ctenophores in which an individual has two periods of sexual maturity, one in the larval and one in the adult stage.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dissogeny1

1895–1900; < Greek dissó ( s ) twofold + -geny

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