n. (Biol.) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A believer in the theory of biogenesis. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. [ L., broom. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the common broom of Western Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Biol.) One who believes in the theory of spontaneous generation, or heterogenesis. Bastian. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Anthropol.) The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Anthropol.) One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; -- opposed to
a. Monogenic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Eccl. Hist.) The opinions of
n. A follower of Origen of Alexandria. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. polygénisme. ] (Biol.) The doctrine that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Biol.) One who maintains that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair; -- opposed to