Monogenist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Monogenist is an adjective meaning Having a common origin; exhibiting monogenesis.
Meaning
Having a common origin; exhibiting monogenesis.
More Meanings
- (anthropology, historical) One who maintains that all members of the human race belong to a single species.
Example Sentences
Despite those demonstrations of a monogenist embryological development, opponents continued their advocacy of polygenist views by focusing instead on nerve regeneration: after a nerve is cut the processes peripheral to the injury first degenerate and later regenerate.
Word Forms
- monogenists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monogeny, monogenism, monogenesis, polygenist, polygenism, monogenotype.
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