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tachygenesis

noun
tachy·​genesis | \ ¦takə̇+\

Definition of tachygenesis

1 : acceleration of development by the shortening of ancestral stages during embryonic development — compare bradygenesis, lipogenesis
2 : saltatory evolution

History and Etymology for tachygenesis

New Latin, from tachy- + Latin genesis

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