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ALTERNATION OF GENERATIONS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Synonyms:
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; xenogenesis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("alternation of generations" is a kind of...):
organic phenomenon ((biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alternation of generations"):
digenesis; metagenesis (alternation of sexual and asexual generations)
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