tychoparthenogenesis

noun

ty·​cho·​parthenogenesis

¦tīkō+

: parthenogenesis occurring in a species in which it is not the usual method of reproduction

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek tychē chance + New Latin -o- + parthenogenesis

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