cainogenesis

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A form of caenogenesis — The embryotic development of structures or characteristics not present in the species before.

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cenogenesiskenogenesiscaenogenesiskainogenesis
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Meanings

nouncainogenesis (plural cainogeneses)

plural cainogeneses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of caenogenesis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounintroduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)

Similar
cenogenesiskenogenesiscaenogenesiskainogenesis
Broader
growthgrowingmaturation
Also see
caenogenesis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

cainogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cainogenesis

MLA

“cainogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cainogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cainogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cainogenesis.

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