polygenesis

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɒlɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē jen′ə sis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•gen•e•sis  (pol′ē jen′ə sis),USA pronunciation n. [Biol., Anthropol.]
  1. Geneticsorigin from more than one ancestral species or line.
  • poly- + -genesis 1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
polygenesis /ˌpɒlɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ n
  1. evolution of a polyphyletic organism or group
  2. the hypothetical descent of the different races of humankind from different ultimate ancestors

Compare monogenesispolygenetic /ˌpɒlɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪk/ adj
'polygenesis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
monogenesis - polygenetic

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