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Parthenogeny

Par`the*nog"e*ny\, n. (Biol.) Same as Parthenogenesis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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parthenogeny

noun
1. human conception without fertilization by a man [syn: parthenogenesis] 
2. process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods [syn: parthenogenesis] 
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