noun
paedogenesis; pedogenesis
A biological term referring to reproduction by larval or immature stages. Used in zoology and entomology.
ある種の昆虫では幼生生殖が観察される。
Paedogenesis is observed in certain insect species.
Compound of 幼生 (yōsei, 'larva') and 生殖 (seishoku, 'reproduction'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.