tychoparthenogenesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. parthenogenesis in a species that normally reproduces normally (typically a weevil)

Word forms

tychoparthenogenesis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē, “chance, luck, accident”) + -o- + parthenogenesis.

Related words

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