digenesis

[ dahy-jen-uh-sis ]

/ daɪˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Zoology.

alternation of generations.

Origin of digenesis

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at di-¹, genesis

OTHER WORDS FROM digenesis

di·ge·net·ic

[dahy-juh-net-ik], /ˌdaɪ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby digenesis

digastric triangle, Digby, Digby chicken, dig down, Digenea, digenesis, digenetic, digerati, digest, digestant, digester

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Example sentences from the Web for digenesis

Digenesis, dī-jen′e-sis, n. reproduction by two methods, a sexual followed by an assexual.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
This phenomenon has been known by the name of alternate generation; we have called it digenesis.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden
There is alternation of form, on account of the double multiplication (digenesis) and migration through several individuals.
Animal Parasites and Messmates|P. J. Van Beneden

British Dictionary definitions for digenesis

digenesis

/ (daɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) /

noun

zoology another name for alternation of generations

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Medical definitions for digenesis

digenesis

[ dī-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

Reproduction in distinctive patterns in alternate generations, typically involving alternating sexual and asexual cycles in succeeding host organisms, as seen in malarial parasites and certain trematode flatworms.

Other words from digenesis

di′ge•net′ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk) adj.

单词	digenesis
释义	digenesis [ dahy-jen-uh-sis ] / daɪˈdʒɛn ə sɪs / noun Zoology. alternation of generations. Origin of digenesis From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at di-¹, genesis OTHER WORDS FROM digenesis di·ge·net·ic [dahy-juh-net-ik], /ˌdaɪ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby digenesis digastric triangle, Digby, Digby chicken, dig down, Digenea, digenesis, digenetic, digerati, digest, digestant, digester Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for digenesis Digenesis, dī-jen′e-sis, n. reproduction by two methods, a sexual followed by an assexual. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various This phenomenon has been known by the name of alternate generation; we have called it digenesis. Animal Parasites and Messmates\|P. J. Van Beneden There is alternation of form, on account of the double multiplication (digenesis) and migration through several individuals. Animal Parasites and Messmates\|P. J. Van Beneden British Dictionary definitions for digenesis digenesis / (daɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) / noun zoology another name for alternation of generations Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for digenesis digenesis [ dī-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ] n. Reproduction in distinctive patterns in alternate generations, typically involving alternating sexual and asexual cycles in succeeding host organisms, as seen in malarial parasites and certain trematode flatworms. Other words from digenesis di′ge•net′ic (-jə-nĕt′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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