digenetic

adjective di·ge·net·ic \ˌdī-jə-ˈne-tik\

Definition of DIGENETIC

: 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

Origin of DIGENETIC

New Latin Digenetica, subclass name (synonym of Digenea), from di- + genetica, neuter plural of geneticus genetic

First Known Use: circa 1883

Rhymes with DIGENETIC

alphabetic, anesthetic, apathetic, arithmetic, asyndetic, copacetic, diabetic, diarrhetic, diathetic, dietetic, diphyletic, diuretic, empathetic, energetic, epithetic, geodetic, homiletic, Masoretic, nomothetic, sympathetic, synergetic, synesthetic

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digenetic

adjective di·ge·net·ic \ˌdī-jə-ˈnet-ik\

Medical Definition of DIGENETIC

: of or relating to digenesis

: of or relating to the taxon Digenea of trematode worms

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