POLYGENISM


Meaning of POLYGENISM in English

— polygenist , n. , adj. — polygenistic , adj.

/peuh lij"euh niz'euhm/ , n.

the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.

[ 1875-80; POLY- + -GEN(Y) + -ISM ]

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