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cryptosexuality

cryptosexuality noun: hidden sexual reproduction in a normally asexual organism.

Noun

cryptosexuality (uncountable)

  1. Hidden sexual reproduction in a normally asexual organism.

Origin of cryptosexuality

From crypto- + sexuality.

Questions about cryptosexuality

What does cryptosexuality mean?
Cryptosexuality means hidden sexual reproduction in a normally asexual organism.
What part of speech is cryptosexuality?
Cryptosexuality is a noun.

Words near cryptosexuality in the dictionary

  1. cryptoscopes
  2. cryptoscopic
  3. cryptoscopy
  4. cryptosecurity
  5. cryptosexist
  6. cryptosexuality
  7. cryptospace
  8. cryptospaces
  9. cryptospecies
  10. cryptosphere
  11. cryptospora

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