germ history en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of German Keimesgeschichte, from Keim (“germ”) + Geschichte (“history”).
Meanings
- (countable, historical, qualifier:theory of recapitulation, rare, uncountable) Ontogeny, specifically as a supposed recapitulation of phylogeny.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| germ histories | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| germ-history | alternative | lexicographic |