About  |  Kamus SABDA Mobile
Table of Contents -- polygeny
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Link, Gadget and Share
Copy the code below to your site:
Link
Gadget
Share
 Facebook
 Twitter
Add to your browser

polygeny

top

CIDE DICTIONARY
polygeny, n. [Poly- + genesis, or root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born.].
     The theory that living organisms originate in cells or embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single cell; -- opposed to monogenesis.  [1913 Webster]
top

OXFORD DICTIONARY
polygeny, n. the theory that mankind originated from several independent pairs of ancestors.

Derivative
polygenism n. polygenist n.
copyright © 2012 Yayasan Lembaga SABDA (YLSA) | To report a problem/suggestion