TELEGONY


Meaning of TELEGONY in English

— telegonic /tel'i gon"ik/ , adj.

/teuh leg"euh nee/ , n.

a former belief that a sire can influence the characteristics of the progeny of the female parent and subsequent mates.

[ 1890-95; TELE- 1 + -GONY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .