merogony

[ muh-rog-uh-nee ]

noun

, Embryology.

1. the development of an embryo from egg fragments lacking the egg nucleus but having an introduced male nucleus.

Other Words From

• mer·o·gon·ic [mer-, uh, -, gon, -ik], me·rogo·nous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of merogony¹

First recorded in 1899; mero- + -gony