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Thesaurus: polygenist

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

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