ontogeny
noun /ɑn'tɑdʒəni/
- Definition
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- Example
- The word 'ontogeny' is often used in everyday conversation.
- Etymology
- No etymology available.
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