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multitocous

multitocous adjective: giving birth to multiple young at one time; synonym of multiparous and polytocous.

Adjective

multitocous (comparative more multitocous, superlative most multitocous)

  1. (rare) Giving birth to multiple young at one time; synonym of multiparous and polytocous.

Forms of multitocous

comparativemore multitocous
superlativemost multitocous

Origin of multitocous

From Latin multi- + Ancient Greek τόκος (tókos).

Questions about multitocous

What does multitocous mean?
Multitocous means giving birth to multiple young at one time; synonym of multiparous and polytocous.
What part of speech is multitocous?
Multitocous is an adjective.

Words near multitocous in the dictionary

  1. multitimbral
  2. multitimbrality
  3. multitissue
  4. multititle
  5. multititular
  6. multitocous
  7. multitoed
  8. multiton
  9. multiton pattern
  10. multiton patterns
  11. multitone

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