catagenesis

[ kat-uh-jen-uh-sis ]
/ ˌkæt əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun Biology.

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

Origin of catagenesis

First recorded in 1880–85; cata- + genesis

OTHER WORDS FROM catagenesis

cat·a·ge·net·ic [kat-uh-juh-net-ik] /ˌkæt ə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby catagenesis

catadicrotism, catadioptric, catadromous, catafalque, catagen, catagenesis, catalan, catalase, catalectic, catalepsy, catalexis

Medical definitions for catagenesis

catagenesis
[ kăt′ə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs ]

n.

involution