Re:Ants Seem to Defy Biology: They Lay Eggs That Hatch into ...
by messor_ibericus on Monday September 22, 2025 @06:18PM
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1) There are many greek-latin hybrid words in biology (hepatocyte, neurotransmitter, gastrointestinal...).
2) Xenogenesis is a word that already existed before the publication of the article and using the same world could have been confusing: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17901077/.
3) Given than we're talking about a species that lay another species in order to create hybrids, using a word that is ethymologically hybrid sounds like a perfect fit.
2) Xenogenesis is a word that already existed before the publication of the article and using the same world could have been confusing: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17901077/.
3) Given than we're talking about a species that lay another species in order to create hybrids, using a word that is ethymologically hybrid sounds like a perfect fit.