arrhenotokous

adjective

ar·​rhe·​not·​o·​kous

variants or less commonly arrenotokous

¦arə¦nätəkəs

: of, relating to, or involving arrhenotoky

Word History

Etymology

Greek arrhenotokos bearing male children

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