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theory of preformation
Noun
a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
synonym
preformation
hypernym
theory
theory of preformation vs preformation
theory of preformation vs theory
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