digenetic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /daɪ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/ (General-American)
- /dʌɪ.dʒɪˈnɛt.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From digenesis + -ic, from di- (“two”) + genesis.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to a subclass (Digenea) of trematode worms in which sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate alternates with asexual reproduction in a mollusk.