ditokous

[dit-uh-kuhs]

adjective

1. producing two young or laying two eggs at a time.

2. producing two kinds of young, as certain worms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ditokous¹

< Greek ditókos twin-bearing, equivalent to di- di- ¹ + -tókos childbearing; -ous

Example Sentences

Ditokous, dit′ō-kus, adj. producing two at a birth.

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