dissogeny

[ dih-soj-uh-nee ]

/ dɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni /

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noun Zoology.

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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Also dis·sog·o·ny

[dih-sog-uh-nee]. /dɪˈsɒg ə ni/.

Origin of dissogeny

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