Polygenism
Pronunciation : Po*lyg"e*nism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. polyg?nisme.] (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: The doctrine that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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