单词 | catagenesis |
释义 | catagenesis[ kat-uh-jen-uh-sis ] / ˌkæt əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs / noun Biology.the retrogressive evolution of a species.Compare anagenesis (def. 1). Origin of catagenesisFirst recorded in 1880–85; cata- + genesis OTHER WORDS FROM catagenesiscat·a·ge·net·ic [kat-uh-juh-net-ik], /ˌkæt ə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby catagenesiscatadicrotism, catadioptric, catadromous, catafalque, catagen, catagenesis, Catalan, catalase, catalectic, catalepsy, catalexis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for catagenesiscatagenesis [ kăt′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ] n.involution The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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