thelytokous

adjective

the·​lyt·​o·​kous

thə̇ˈlitəkəs

variants or less commonly thelyotokous

¦thelē¦ätəkəs

: producing only females

thelytokous parthenogenesis

Word History

Etymology

Greek thēlytokos bearing females

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