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thelytoky
[ thi-lit-uh-kee ]
noun
- parthenogenesis in which only females are produced.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thelytoky1
1890–95; < Greek thēlytokía, equivalent to thêly ( s ) female + tók ( os ) parturition, offspring + -ia -y 3
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