ontogenesis
Meaning of ontogenesis
noun
the development of an individual organism or anatomical or behavioural feature from the earliest stage to maturity.
late 19th century: from Greek ōn, ont- ‘being’ + genesis ‘birth’.
Information about ontogenesis
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Hyphenation of ontogenesis
on-to-ge-n-e-sis
- It consists of 6 syllables and 11 chars.
- ontogenesis is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
ontogenesis synonyms
Meaning growth:
growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny
Translation of ontogenesis
- French: ontogenèse
- Italian: ontogenesi
- Portuguese: ontogénese
- Spanish: ontogénesis
Anagrams of ontogenesis
Words that rhyme with ontogenesis
ascesis, ecesis, phacometecesis, allosyndesis, arthrodesis, asyndesis, autosyndesis, capsulodesis, diapedesis, fasciodesis, iridesis, iridodesis, leukopedesis, metasyndesis, parapedesis, parasyndesis, pedesis, pleurodesis, spondylosyndesis, syndesis, syneidesis, tenodesis, trichomadesis, Parcheesis, deesis, parcheesis, algesis, analgesis, diegesis, eisegesis, energesis, epexegesis, exegesis, exomologesis, hyperalgesis, periegesis, Ecthesis, Lachesis, algesthesis, amylosynthesis, anesthesis, anterolisthesis, anthesis, antimetathesis, antithesis, aphesis, apothesis, apselaphesis, autoprothesis, bioprosthesis