CATAGENESIS


Meaning of CATAGENESIS in English

— catagenetic /kat'euh jeuh net"ik/ , adj.

/kat'euh jen"euh sis/ , n. Biol.

the retrogressive evolution of a species. Cf. anagenesis (def. 1).

[ 1880-85; CATA- + GENESIS ]

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