kinetogenesis

noun

ki·​ne·​to·​gen·​e·​sis

: evolution of animal structures presumed to be due to animal movements

kinetogenetic

⸗¦⸗⸗jə¦netik

adjective

kinetogenetically

-tə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from kinet- + Latin genesis

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