THELYTOKY


Meaning of THELYTOKY in English

-kē noun

also thel·y·ot·o·ky ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈäd.əkē

( -es )

Etymology: Greek thēlytokia condition of bearing females, from thēlytokos bearing females (from thēly- thely- + -tokos, from tiktein to bear) + -ia -y — more at thane

: parthenogenesis in which only female offspring are produced — compare arrhenotoky

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