fundatrigenia

noun

fun·​da·​tri·​ge·​nia

ˌfənˌdā‧trəˈjēnyə,

-nēə

plural fundatrigeniae

-nēˌē

: a viviparous parthenogenetic wingless female aphid produced by a fundatrix and giving rise to further wingless forms or to migrantes

fundatrigenic

¦⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦jenik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from fundatri- (from fundatrix) + -genia (irregular from Greek -genēs born)

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