ontogeny
ontogeny · ontogenies
Ontogenie
Synonym of ontogenesisSynonym of ontogenesis.
/ɒnˈtɒdʒəni/
» Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.
Die Ontogenese stellt eine Rekapitulation der Phylogenese dar.
Онтогенез повторяет филогенез.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Synonym of ontogenesis.
Ontogenie
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
Examples
1 sentencesOntogeny recapitulates phylogeny.
ruОнтогенез повторяет филогенез.
deDie Ontogenese stellt eine Rekapitulation der Phylogenese dar.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
Translations:
Origin
From onto- + -geny, after German Ontogenie.From onto- + -geny, after German Ontogenie.
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Forms
plural: ontogenies| Singular | ontogeny |
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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:growthgrowingmaturationdevelopmentontogenesis
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable