2. Noun. (biology) Larval or preadult reproduction in some insects. ¹
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Definition of Pedogenesis
1. [n -GENESES]
Medical Definition of Pedogenesis
1. Permanent larval stage with sexual development, as in certain gall midges (genus Miastor). Compare: neoteny. Origin: G. Pais (paid-), child, + genesis, origin (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pedogenesis
Literary usage of Pedogenesis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"On the older terrain where the poorly expressed polygons occur, pedogenesis is
farther advanced and has affected considerable thickness of materials, ..."
2. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"Stop 3: Granitic pediment surface, Elev„ 1340 m The surface of the quartz monzonite
pediment has eroded too fast to allow substantial pedogenesis. ..."
3. Human Parasitology: With Notes on Bacteriology, Mycology, Laboratory by Damaso de Rivas (1920)
"In bees parthenogenesis determines the sexes, since males are produced only from
unfertilized eggs. pedogenesis occurs in ..."
4. Adolescence: Its Psychology and Its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology by Granville Stanley Hall (1904)
"Often the adult stage is suppressed, especially in pedogenesis, where sexual
organs ripen and function prematurely. When the social organism is decaying, ..."
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