telegony

noun

te·​leg·​o·​ny

tə̇ˈlegənē

plural -es

: the supposed carrying over of the influence of a sire to the offspring of subsequent matings of the dam with other males compare saturation

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tel- entry 1 + -gony

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