Definitions

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  • noun (Zoöl.) Reproduction by young or larval animals.

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  • noun British, biology Alternative spelling of pedogenesis.

Etymologies

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paedo- + -genesis

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Examples

  • They demonstrate the close interconnection between landforms and paedogenesis, palaeochemistry, climatology, archaeology, archaeomagnetism, radio-carbon dating, palaeoecology and faunal extinction.

    Willandra Lakes Region, Australia 2008

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