- thelyotoky
- thel·y·ot·o·ky
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thelyotoky
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thelyotoky — n. [Gr. thelys, female; tokos, offspring] A type of parthenogenesis in which unfertilized eggs develop into females; thelytoica; thelyotokous a; see arrenotoky, deuterotoky, amphitoky … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
thelyotoky — n. production of females parthenogenetically. ♦ thely(o)tokous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
thelyotoky — noun see thelytoky … Useful english dictionary
arrhenotoky — n. [Gr. arrhen, male; tokos, birth] The haplodiploid parthenogenesis in which males arise from unfertilized, haploid egg cells; see thelyotoky … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
deuterotoky — n. [Gr. deuteros, second; tokos, birth] Parthenogenetic reproduction in which progeny of both sexes are produced from female gametes; see arrhenotoky, thelyotoky … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
parthenogenetic — a; see arrenotoky, thelyotoky … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
thelytoky — /thi lit euh kee/, n. parthenogenesis in which only females are produced. Also, thelyotoky /thel ee ot euh kee/. [1890 95; < Gk thelytokía, equiv. to thêly(s) female + tók(os) parturition, offspring + ia Y3] * * * … Universalium
