polygenetic

[ pol-ee-juh-net-ik ]

adjective

1. Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
2. having many or several different sources of origin.

Other Words From

• poly·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of polygenetic¹

First recorded in 1860–65; poly- + -genetic

Example Sentences

In the case of the polygenetic class, the idea is necessarily twofold.

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This condition makes it appear quite possible that the family may be polygenetic.

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The polygenetic emergence of writing is, in itself, significant in several ways.

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We may consider them as colour-giving principles, and so we term them polygenetic colours.

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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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