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parthenogeny

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
  2. [n]  human conception without fertilization by a man
 
 Synonyms: parthenogenesis, virgin birth
 
 See Also: agamogenesis, androgenesis, androgeny, apomixis, asexual reproduction, gynogenesis

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Par`the*nog"e*ny\, n. (Biol.)
Same as {Parthenogenesis}.

 



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