kenogenesis

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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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cenogenesiscaenogenesiscainogenesiskainogenesis
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Meanings

nounkenogenesis (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form 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
cenogenesiscaenogenesiscainogenesiskainogenesis
Broader
growthgrowingmaturation
Also see
caenogenesis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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