POLYGENISM
Etymology
Noun
polygenism (uncountable)
(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
Source: Wiktionary
Po*lyg"e*nism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. polygénisme.] (Biol.)
Definition: The doctrine that animals of the same species have sprung from more than one original pair.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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