ontogeny

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ontogeny

/ɒnˈtɒdʒəni/ UK

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From onto- + -geny, after German Ontogenie.

noun ontogenies

countable, uncountable Synonym of ontogenesis.
Similar: ontogenesis

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noun Translations

Español	ontogenia
中文	個體發育 /个体发育 gètǐ fāyù
Français	ontogénie
Deutsch	Ontogenie
Română	ontogenie

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"ontogeny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ontogeny. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ontogeny. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ontogeny

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"ontogeny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ontogeny.

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@misc{ontogeny_2026,
  title = {ontogeny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ontogeny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}