WordNet: preformaatio-oppi, preformismi
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 teoria
preformaatio-oppi
- (englanti) theory of preformation (synonyymi)
preformismi
- (englanti) preformation (synonyymi)