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het·er·og·o·ny | \ ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-gə-nē 
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\Definition of heterogony
1 : alternation of generations especially : alternation of a dioecious with a parthenogenetic generation
2 : allometry
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heterogony
nounhet·er·og·o·ny | \ ˌhet-ə-ˈräg-ə-nē \
\ plural heterogonies
Medical Definition of heterogony
1 : alternation of generations especially : alternation of a dioecious generation with a parthenogenetic one
2 : allometry
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The first known use of heterogony was circa 1887
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