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Answer for the clue "The production of living organisms from other living organisms ", 7 letters:
biogeny

Word definitions for biogeny in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the production of living organisms from other living organisms [syn: biogenesis ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1870, "biogenesis;" see biogenic . As "history of the evolution of an organism," 1879.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Biogenesis \Bi`o*gen"e*sis\, Biogeny \Bi*og"e*ny\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + ?, ?, birth.] (Biol.) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- called also biogeny ; -- opposed ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. biogenesis