Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diphygenic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-phy-genic
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two modes of embryonic development.

Obsolete

Etymology

Of diphy- + -genic, from Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double”) and -γενής (-genḗs, “offspring”)

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What does diphygenic mean?
Having two modes of embryonic development.
Where does diphygenic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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