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monogenetic
[ mon-oh-juh-net-ik ]
adjective
- of or relating to monogenesis; monogenous.
- (of certain trematode worms) having only one generation in the life cycle, without an intermediate asexual generation.
monogenetic
/ mɒˈnɒdʒənəs; ˌmɒnəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or showing monogenesis
- of or relating to parasitic animals, such as some flukes, that complete their life cycle on only one host
- (of rocks and rock formations) formed from one source or by one process
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monogenetic1
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Example Sentences
This monogenetic propagation is very common among the protists, both protophyta and protozoa.
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Such dyes are termed monogenetic, because they can only generate or yield different shades of but one colour.
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In the various colours and dyes we have all phases, and the monogenetic shades almost imperceptibly into the polygenetic.
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Both classes have also in common an exclusively monogenetic reproduction.
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