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Telogonia

plural noun
Telo·​go·​nia

Definition of Telogonia

in some classifications
: an order of Nematoda comprising forms in which new germ cells originate only at the distal end of the gonad — compare hologonia

Other Words from Telogonia

telogonic \ ¦⸗⸗¦gänik -​¦gōn-​ \ adjective

History and Etymology for Telogonia

New Latin, from tel- entry 2 + -gonia (from Greek gonos offspring, procreation, genitals)

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