polygenist

English

Etymology

From polygeny +‎ -ist.

Noun

polygenist (plural polygenists)

1. 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.