polygenist

English

Etymology

polygeny +‎ -ist

Noun

polygenist (plural polygenists)

One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.

Antonyms

monogenist

References

“polygenist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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