ontogeny

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UK/ɒnˈtɒdʒəni/

noun

Synonym of ontogenesis.

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ontogenesisgrowthgrowingmaturationdevelopment
OriginGerman Ontogenie →
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Meanings

nounontogeny (countable and uncountable, plural ontogenies)

plural ontogenies

  1. countableuncountableSynonym of ontogenesis.

    Synonyms: ontogenesis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of ontogenesis.

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ontogenesis

More synonyms by meaning

noun(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

Similar
growthgrowingmaturationdevelopmentontogenesis
Broader
organic processbiological process
Also see
developmentgrowinggrowthmaturationontogenesis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanOntogenie
  2. Englishontogeny

From onto- + -geny, after German Ontogenie.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 個體發育 /个体发育
  • 個體發育 /个体发育 (gètǐ fāyù)Translations
Dutch ontogenie
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French ontogénie
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German Ontogenie
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Polish ontogeneza
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Romanian ontogenie
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Spanish ontogenia
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Cite this entry
APA

ontogeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ontogeny

MLA

“ontogeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ontogeny. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ontogeny,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ontogeny.

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