adj. of, relating to, or produced as a result of metagenesis
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to metagenesis.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In zoology, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from metagenesis.
In mineralogy, subsequent in origin: said of certain twin crystals. See twin.
Word Usage
"Professor Owen, tells us (Plants and Animals under Domestication, vol.ii. p. 362, ed. 1875), that in the case of what is called metagenetic development, "the new parts are not moulded upon the inner surfaces of the old ones."