digenesis

[dahy-jen-uh-sis]

noun

Zoology.

1. alternation of generations.

digenesis

/ daɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. zoology another name for alternation of generations

Other Word Forms

• digenetic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of digenesis¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; di- ¹, genesis

Example Sentences

Digenesis, dī-jen′e-sis, n. reproduction by two methods, a sexual followed by an assexual.—adj.

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