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ditokous

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[dit-uh-kuhs] / ˈdɪt ə kəs /

adjective

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

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

Etymology

Origin of ditokous

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

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