Telogonia

plural noun

Telo·​go·​nia

in some classifications

: an order of Nematoda comprising forms in which new germ cells originate only at the distal end of the gonad compare hologonia

telogonic

¦⸗⸗¦gänik -¦gōn-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tel- entry 2 + -gonia (from Greek gonos offspring, procreation, genitals)

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