polygenism

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polygenism - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Polygenism \Po*lyg"e*nism\ (p[-o]*l[i^]j"[-e]*n[i^]z'm), n. [Cf.
     F. polyg['e]nisme.] (Biol.)
     The doctrine that animals of the same species have sprung
     from more than one original pair.
     [1913 Webster]