polygenetic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē jə net′ik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•y•ge•net•ic  (pol′ē jə net′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Genetics[Biol.]relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
  2. having many or several different sources of origin.
  • poly- + -genetic 1860–65
pol′y•ge•net′i•cal•ly, adv. 

'polygenetic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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