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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ontogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
on-to-gen-e-sis
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From onto- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ontogeneses (plural)

Derived Forms

dysontogenesis ontogenetic

Frequently Paired Words

phylogenesis

Synonyms

ontogeny growth growing maturation development

Questions

What does ontogenesis mean?
The generation and development of an individual organism from fertilization to adulthood.
Where does ontogenesis come from?
From onto- + -genesis.

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