etheogenesis

noun

etheo·​genesis

ˌē|thēō,

ˌe|+

: male parthenogenesis : development of an unfertilized male gamete into an organism

Word History

Etymology

New Latin etheo- (from Greek ēitheos unmarried youth) + New Latin -genesis

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