mictic

adjective

mic·​tic

ˈmiktik

1

: requiring, involving, or produced by sexual reproduction or union of germ cells : exhibiting mixis

2

a

of a female rotifer : producing eggs that without fertilization develop into males or with fertilization form resting eggs that later develop into amictic females

b

: being or relating to the egg of such a female

Word History

Etymology

Greek miktos mixed (verbal of mignynai to mix) + English -ic

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