arrhenotoky

[ar-uh-not-uh-kee]

ar·rhe·not·o·ky

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


Origin:
< Greek arrhēnotokía, equivalent to arrhēnotók(os) bearing male offspring (arrhēno- male + tók(os) offspring + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -y3

ar·rhe·not·o·kous, adjective
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Arrhenotoky has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
given to using long words.
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