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monogenetic
adjective mono·ge·net·ic \-jə-ˈne-tik\
Definition of MONOGENETIC
1
: relating to or involving monogenesis
2
: of, relating to, or being any of a class (Monogenea) of flatworms that ordinarily live as ectoparasites on a single host (as a fish or amphibian) throughout their entire life cycle
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First Known Use of MONOGENETIC
1921
Medical Dictionary
monogenetic
adjective mono·ge·net·ic \-jə-ˈnet-ik\
Medical Definition of MONOGENETIC
1
: relating to or involving the origin of diverse individuals or kinds by descent from a single ancestral individual or kind <the entire present human population is monogenetic>
2
: of, relating to, or being any platyhelminthic worm of the taxon Monogenea
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