ALTERNATION OF GENERATIONS

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 I. (noun) 

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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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