¦semē, -ˌmī, -_mə̇ˌ noun
Etymology: semi- + lethal
: a mutation that in the homozygous condition produces more than 50 percent mortality but not complete mortality
• semilethal adjective
¦semē, -ˌmī, -_mə̇ˌ noun
Etymology: semi- + lethal
: a mutation that in the homozygous condition produces more than 50 percent mortality but not complete mortality
• semilethal adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012