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Definition of: anthropogeny
(an′thrə·poj′ə·nē) noun
The branch of anthropology that treats of the origin and development of man, either individually (ontogeny) or ethnically (phylogeny). See ANTHROPOLOGY. Also an·thro·po·gen·e·sis (an′thrə· pō·jen′ə·sis).
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