ditokous

[ dit-uh-kuh s ]

/ ˈdɪt ə kəs /

adjective

producing two young or laying two eggs at a time.

producing two kinds of young, as certain worms.

Nearby words

dithionous acid, dithyramb, dithyrambic, ditmars, ditmars, raymond lee, ditokous, ditransitive, ditriglyph, ditrochee, ditsy, dittander

Origin of ditokous

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

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