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English

Etymology
term|xeno-|Xeno-|langen (from AGr. term|scpolytonic|ξένος|trxénos||foreign, strangerly|langgrc) + term|genesis|langen (from Gr. term|scpolytonic|γένεσις|trgénesis||creation, manner of birth, origin, source|langel).

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/zɛnəʊˈʤɛnəsɪs/

Noun
en-noun|xenogeneses

1. A foreign origin or source.
2. biology The production of an offspring that is unlike either of its parents.

Synonyms
sense|Of both definitions xenogeny
sense|Of the biological definition only heterogenesis

Derived terms
xenogenetic

ro:xenogenesis
zh:xenogenesis

• 2007-10-27 00:54 - Doremítzwr - /* Etymology */ -gloss for [[xeno-]]

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