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sexual dichronism

sexual dichronism noun: the practice, in some insects, of all the offspring of one sex being produced before all the offspring of the other.

Noun

sexual dichronism (uncountable)

  1. The practice, in some insects, of all the offspring of one sex being produced before all the offspring of the other

Questions about sexual dichronism

What does sexual dichronism mean?
Sexual dichronism means the practice, in some insects, of all the offspring of one sex being produced before all the offspring of the other.
What part of speech is sexual dichronism?
Sexual dichronism is a noun.

Words near sexual dichronism in the dictionary

  1. sexual complex
  2. sexual complexes
  3. sexual congress
  4. sexual dichromatism
  5. sexual dichromatisms
  6. sexual dichronism
  7. sexual dimorphism
  8. sexual dimorphisms
  9. sexual diversity
  10. sexual division of labor
  11. sexual division of labour

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