Home › Words › Z › zoogenesiszoogenesiszoogenesis means the theory that the major types of lifeform on Earth evolved separately and independently from each other.EtymologyFrom zoo- + -genesis.nounThe theory that the major types of lifeform on Earth evolved separately and independently from each other.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nomogeny 64% match — The origination of life according to natural law, not by a miracle. vs zoogenesis →nomogenesis 64% match — A former theory of evolution, claiming that the variation of characters in species is confined within certain limits due to internal and external factors. vs zoogenesis →phylogenesis 63% match — Evolutionary development of a species. vs zoogenesis →eukaryogenesis 61% match — The evolution of eukaryotic life. vs zoogenesis →abiogenesis 60% match — The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents. vs zoogenesis →chronogenesis 59% match — The development of a group of organisms over time vs zoogenesis →biogenesis 59% match — The principle that living organisms are produced only from other living organisms. vs zoogenesis →exogenesis 59% match — The theory that life on Earth is of extraterrestrial origin. vs zoogenesis →