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Meaning of perigenesis in English:

perigenesis

Pronunciation /ˌpɛrɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

noun

historical Biology

  • Haeckel's term for: a former theory of reproduction in which it was supposed to be caused by regular vibrations of plastidules.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Cope (1840–1897). From German Perigenesis from peri- + Genesis.