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thelytoky

American  
[thi-lit-uh-kee] / θɪˈlɪt ə ki /
Also thelyotoky

noun

  1. parthenogenesis in which only females are produced.


Etymology

Origin of thelytoky

1890–95; < Greek thēlytokía, equivalent to thêly ( s ) female + tók ( os ) parturition, offspring + -ia -y 3

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