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