dissogeny
[ dih-soj-uh-nee ]
/ dɪˈsɒdʒ ə ni /
noun Zoology.
the condition in ctenophores in which an individual has two periods of sexual maturity, one in the larval and one in the adult stage.
Also
dis·sog·o·ny
[dih-sog-uh-nee] /dɪˈsɒg ə ni/.
Origin of dissogeny
1895–1900; < Greek
dissó(s) twofold +
-geny