ARRHENOTOKY


Meaning of ARRHENOTOKY in English

noun

also ar·re·not·o·ky ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnäd.əkē

( -es )

Etymology: Late Greek arrhenotokia act of bearing male children, from Greek arrhenotokos bearing male children (from arrhenotokein to bear male children, from arrhen-, arrhēn male + tokein to bear) + -ia -y

: parthenogenesis in which only male offspring are produced — compare thelytoky

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