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polytocous

/pəˈlɪt.əˌkəs/

polytocous adjective: giving birth to multiple offspring at the same time; multiparous.

Adjective

polytocous (not comparable)

  1. Giving birth to multiple offspring at the same time; multiparous.

Origin of polytocous

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) + τόκος (tókos).

Questions about polytocous

What does polytocous mean?
Polytocous means giving birth to multiple offspring at the same time; multiparous.
What part of speech is polytocous?
Polytocous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce polytocous?
Polytocous is pronounced /pəˈlɪt.əˌkəs/.

Words near polytocous in the dictionary

  1. polythreonines
  2. polythymidine
  3. polythymine
  4. polytimbral
  5. polytime
  6. polytocous
  7. polytokous
  8. polytoky
  9. polytomic
  10. polytomies
  11. polytomogram

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