TELEGONY

Etymology

Noun

telegony (uncountable)

The belief that, in the case of siblings from the same mother but different fathers, the second sibling could inherit characteristics from the father of the first.

Source: Wiktionary


Te*leg"o*ny, n. [Gr. th e far + root of Gr. to be born.] (Biol.)

Definition: The supposed influence of a father upon offspring subsequent to his own, begotten of the same mother by another father. -- Te*leg"o*nous (#), a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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