AMICTIC


Meaning of AMICTIC in English

əˈmiktik, (ˈ)ā|- adjective

Etymology: Greek amiktos unmixed (from a- a- (II) + miktos mixed) + English -ic

1. : incapable of being fertilized : parthenogenetic : producing eggs that develop without fertilization — used of female rotifers

2. : produced by an amictic female : capable of developing without fertilization

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