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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of parthenogenesis in which the virgin female gives birth to offspring of both sexes, as the so-called sexual generations in the Aphididæ and Cynipidæ.
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Arrhenotoky: parthenogenetic reproduction when the progeny are all males: see thelyotoky and deuterotoky.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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