ontogeny vs habit

habit vs ontogeny

ontogeny and habit both are nouns.

ontogeny is not a verb while habit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ontogeny	Yes	No	No	No
habit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, habit is a hyponym of ontogeny; that is, habit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ontogeny:

ontogeny: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
habit: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

Other hyponyms of ontogeny include culture, amelogenesis, angiogenesis, apposition, auxesis, anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence, caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis, cohesion, cultivation, cytogenesis, cytogeny, foliation, leafing, fructification, gametogenesis, germination, sprouting, infructescence, intussusception, juvenescence, life cycle, masculinisation, masculinization, virilisation, virilization, morphogenesis, myelinisation, myelinization, neurogenesis, palingenesis, recapitulation, proliferation, psychogenesis, psychogenesis, psychomotor development, psychosexual development, rooting, suppression, dentition, odontiasis, teething, teratogenesis, vegetation.

ontogeny (noun)	habit (noun)
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level	excessive use of drugs
	(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
	a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
	attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
	an established custom
	the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

ontogeny (verb)	habit (verb)
	put a habit on

Difference between ontogeny and habit

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