paedogenesis noun.
[pi:dǝ(ʊ)'dʒɛnɪsɪs] Also *
pedogenesis.
L19.[from PAEDO- + -GENESIS.]Zoology. Reproduction (usu. parthenogenetic) by a larval or immature form.
■ paedoge'netic adjective pertaining to or characterized by paedogenesis
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