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arrenotoky

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ar⋅re⋅not⋅o⋅ky

  [ar-uh-not-uh-kee]
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–noun
arrhenotoky.
Related forms:
ar⋅re⋅not⋅o⋅kous, adjective

ar⋅rhe⋅not⋅o⋅ky

  [ar-uh-not-uh-kee]
–noun
parthenogenesis in which only males are produced.
Also, arrenotoky.

Origin:
< Gk arrhēnotokía, equiv. to arrhēnotók(os) bearing male offspring (arrhēno- male + tók(os) offspring + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -y 3

Related forms:
ar⋅rhe⋅not⋅o⋅kous, adjective
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Main Entry: ar·rhe·not·o·ky
Pronunciation: "ar-&-'nät-&-kE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -kies
: parthenogenesis in which only males are produced arrhenotoky> —compare DEUTEROTOKY, THELYTOKY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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