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Meaning of telegony in English:

telegony

noun

historical Biology

  • The (supposed) persistent influence of a previous sire on progeny of subsequent matings of the same dam with different sires.

Pronunciation

telegony

/tɪˈlɛɡəni/ /tɪˈlɛɡ(ə)ni/

Origin

Late 19th century. From tele- + -gony, after German Telegonie.