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ontogeny


on·tog·e·ny

noun \än-ˈtä-jə-nē\

Definition of ONTOGENY

: the development or course of development especially of an individual organism

Origin of ONTOGENY

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1872

Rhymes with ONTOGENY

androgyny, autogeny, misogyny, monogyny, orogeny, phylogeny

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