Palingenesis
Pronunciation : Pal`in*gen"e*sis, Pal`in*gen"e*sy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. paling?n?sie. See Genesis.]
Definition : 1. A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued existence in different manner or form.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: That form of evolution in which the truly ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced in development; original simple descent; -- distinguished from kenogenesis. Sometimes, in zo?logy, the abrupt metamorphosis of insects, crustaceans, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913