'Telegonous' definitions:

Definition of 'Telegonous'

From: GCIDE
  • Telegony \Te*leg"o*ny\, n. [Gr. th^le far + root of Gr. ? to be born.] (Biol.) The supposed influence of a father upon offspring subsequent to his own, begotten of the same mother by another father. -- {Te*leg"o*nous}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]