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Embryonic vs Recapitulationism - What's the difference?

embryonic | recapitulationism |

As an adjective embryonic

is (embryology) of or relating to an embryo.

As a noun recapitulationism is

(biology) the doctrine that during embryonic development various structures develop that appeared during the evolutionary history of the species.

embryonic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (embryology) Of or relating to an embryo.
  • (figuratively) Something, especially a project, that is very new and is still evolving; something that has yet to reach its full potential.

    • Synonyms

    * embryonal (much less common )

    recapitulationism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The doctrine that during embryonic development various structures develop that appeared during the evolutionary history of the species