Biogeny

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Updated June 2026

Definition

The biological principle that living organisms arise only from other pre-existing living organisms.

“The theory of biogeny overturned earlier beliefs in spontaneous generation during the nineteenth century.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

bi·og·e·ny

Related Words

Synonyms

biogenesis

Antonyms

abiogenesis

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Wordle

Contains B, G, N, Y with three vowels I, O, E, and the -GENY ending appears in other scientific terms like phylogeny

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points with Y(4) and G(2) lifting the score, and the word is specialised but valid in tournament play

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