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epitoky

epitoky noun: 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.

Noun

epitoky (uncountable)

  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

Origin of epitoky

From epitoke + -y.

Questions about epitoky

What does epitoky mean?
Epitoky means 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.
What part of speech is epitoky?
Epitoky is a noun.

Words near epitoky in the dictionary

  1. epithymetical
  2. epitiostanol
  3. epitizide
  4. epitoke
  5. epitokes
  6. epitoky
  7. epitomai
  8. epitomal
  9. epitomate
  10. epitomator
  11. epitomators

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