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thelytoky

US/θəˈlɪt.ə.ki/

thelytoky noun: a form of parthenogenesis in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs.

Noun

thelytoky (uncountable)

  1. A form of parthenogenesis in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs.

thelytoky meaning in Tamil

thelytoky in Tamil

தையலுற்பவம்

Origin of thelytoky

From Ancient Greek θηλυτοκίᾱ (thēlutokíā), from θῆλυς (thêlus, “female”) + τόκος (tókos, “birth”).

Words formed from thelytoky

Questions about thelytoky

What does thelytoky mean?
Thelytoky means a form of parthenogenesis in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs.
What is thelytoky in Tamil?
Thelytoky in Tamil is தையலுற்பவம். See Thelytoky meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thelytoky?
Thelytoky is a noun.
How do you pronounce thelytoky?
Thelytoky is pronounced /θəˈlɪt.ə.ki/ (US).

Words near thelytoky in the dictionary

  1. thelypodies
  2. thelypody
  3. thelypteridaceous
  4. thelytokous
  5. thelytokously
  6. thelytoky
  7. them
  8. them 'un
  9. them all
  10. them ones
  11. them thar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thelytoky (page history and authors); thelytoky (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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