ontogenesis
on·to·gen·e·sis
ontogenesis · ontogeneses
Ontogenie, Ontogenese
The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthoodThe generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.
Ontogenie, Ontogenese
More definitions
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Translations
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By meaning 1
development of an individual organism:
Origin
From onto- + -genesis.From onto- + -genesis.
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Forms
plural: ontogeneses| Singular | ontogenesis |
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irregular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level:growthgrowingmaturationdevelopmentontogeny
Word family
3 related wordsDeriveddysontogenesis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable