androgenous

[an-droj-uh-nuhs]

an·drog·e·nous

[an-droj-uh-nuhs]
adjective Biology.
pertaining to the production of or tending to produce male offspring.

Origin:
1750–60; andro- + -genous

sem·i·an·drog·e·nous, adjective

androgenous, androgynous.
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Androgenous is always a great word to know.
So is analogous. Does it mean:
corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird
the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations
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androgenous (ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs)
 
adj
biology producing only male offspring

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