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Polygenist

Polygenist \Po*lyg"e*nist\ (-n[i^]st), n. (Biol.) One who maintains that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair; -- opposed to monogenist.

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polygenist

n. One who maintains that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair; -- opposed to monogenist.