ONTOGENESIS Meaning of ONTOGENESIS in English [ ˌɒntə(ʊ)'dʒɛnɪsɪs ]■ noun another term for ontogeny .Derivativesontogenetic adjectiveontogenetically adverb OriginC19: from Gk ōn , ont- 'being' + genesis 'birth'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004