growing vs ontogeny what difference

what is difference between growing and ontogeny

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹəʊɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ

Verb

growing

1. present participle of grow

Noun

growing (plural growings)

1. growth; increase
2. (attributive) Connected with growing

Derived terms

• growing pains
• growing season

Translations

Adjective

growing (not comparable)

1. That grows.

Derived terms

• fast-growing, fastgrowing
• ever-growing, evergrowing

Translations

English

Etymology

From onto- +‎ -geny, after German Ontogenie.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɒnˈtɒdʒəni/

Noun

ontogeny (countable and uncountable, plural ontogenies)

1. ontogenesis

Synonyms

• ontogenesis

Derived terms

• ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny

Translations

See also

• phylogeny

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