epitoky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of reproduction in some polychaete annelids in which the worms undergo a partial or complete transformation into an epitoke, a pelagic morph capable of sexual reproduction

Word forms

epitoky

Etymology

From epitoke + -y.

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