MICTIC


Meaning of MICTIC in English

ˈmiktik adjective

Etymology: Greek miktos mixed (verbal of mignynai to mix) + English -ic — more at mix

1. : requiring, involving, or produced by sexual reproduction or union of germ cells : exhibiting mixis

2.

a. of a female rotifer : producing eggs that without fertilization develop into males or with fertilization form resting eggs that later develop into amictic females

b. : being or relating to the egg of such a female

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