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digenetic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dʌɪ.dʒɪˈnɛt.ɪk/
  • General-American: /daɪ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɛtɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a subclass (Digenea) of trematode worms in which sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate alternates with asexual reproduction in a mollusk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From digenesis + -ic, from di- (“two”) + genesis.