WordNet: preformation, theory of preformation
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
- hypernym theory
preformation
- (englanti) preform (derivationally related)
- (suomi) preformismi (synonyymi)
theory of preformation
- (suomi) preformaatio-oppi (synonyymi)