protogenal, a.
(prəʊˈtɒdʒɪnəl)
[irreg. f. Gr. πρωτογενής: see protogenes + -al1. (A more etymological form would be *protogeneal: cf. next.)]
First generated; primitive or primordial as an organism.
| 1868 Owen Vertebr. Anim. III. 817 Sarcode or the ‘Protogenal’ jelly-speck. |