polygenist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

polygeny +‎ -ist

Noun[edit]

polygenist (plural polygenists)

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

Antonyms[edit]

monogenist

References[edit]

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

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