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幼生生殖 (ようせいせいしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

幼よう生せい生せい殖しょく

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Meanings

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paedogenesis; pedogenesis

A biological term referring to reproduction by larval or immature stages. Used in zoology and entomology.

ある種しゅの昆こん虫ちゅうでは幼よう生せい生せい殖しょくが観かん察さつされる。
Paedogenesis is observed in certain insect species.

Kanji

幼infancy, childhood
生life, genuine, birth
殖augment, increase, multiply

Built from

幼よう生せい+生せい殖しょく

Etymology

Compound of 幼生 (yōsei, 'larva') and 生殖 (seishoku, 'reproduction'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern scientific coinage.