alloiogenesis

noun

al·​loi·​o·​gen·​e·​sis

ə¦lȯiōˈjenəsə̇s

: alternation of sexual and parthenogenetic generations especially in certain flatworms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek alloios + New Latin genesis

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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