- metandric
- met·an·dric
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metandric
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metandric — mə̇ˈtandrik adjective Etymology: meta + andric (as in holandric) of an annelid worm : retaining only the posterior pair of the primitive two pairs of testes compare holandric, proandric … Useful english dictionary
metandry — n. [Gr. meta, after; aner, male] (ANNELIDA) Possessing only the posterior pair of testes; in earthworms, testes restricted to segment xi; metandric a; see proandry, holandry … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
holandric — (ˈ)häl, (ˈ)hōl+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hol + andric 1. a. : inherited solely in the male line b. : transmitted by a gene or genes in the nonhomologous portion of the Y chromosome 2. : having the full number of… … Useful english dictionary
proandric — (ˈ)prō+ adjective Etymology: pro (I) + andric of an annelid worm : retaining only the anterior pair of the primitive two pairs of testes compare metandric, protandric … Useful english dictionary
