- telegonous
- telegonˈic or telegˈonous adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑telegony
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Telegonous — Telegony Te*leg o*ny, n. [Gr. th^le far + root of Gr. ? to be born.] (Biol.) The supposed influence of a father upon offspring subsequent to his own, begotten of the same mother by another father. {Te*leg o*nous}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Effect — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Constant sequent. < N PARAG:Effect >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 effect effect consequence Sgm: N 1 aftergrowth aftergrowth aftercome Sgm: N 1 derivative derivative derivation Sgm: N 1 result result … English dictionary for students
telegony — n. supposed influence of female s first mate on offspring of her later matings with other males. ♦ telegonic, ♦ telegonous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
