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thelytoky

[thi-lit-uh-kee]

noun

parthenogenesis in which only females are produced.

Also, thel·y·ot·o·ky

[thel-ee-ot-uh-kee] .

Origin:
1890–95; < Greek thēlytokía, equivalent to thêly(s) female + tók(os) parturition, offspring + -ia -y³

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