panspermia: Meaning and Definition of

pan•sper•mi•a

Pronunciation: (pan-spûr'mē-u), [key]
— n. Biol.
  1. the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores that develop in the right environment.
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