sexupara

noun

sex·​u·​pa·​ra

sekˈsüpərə

variants or less commonly sexupare

ˈseksəˌpa(a)(ə)r

plural sexuparae

-üpəˌrē

also sexupares

1

: a parthenogenetic female producing eggs that give rise to males or to females which lay eggs requiring fertilization

2

: a sexuparous insect

Word History

Etymology

New Latin sexupara, from Latin sexus sex + New Latin -para

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