telegony

English

Etymology

tele- +‎ -gony

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.

Translations

inheritance of the characteristics of a non-biological father

French: télégonie (fr) f

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