atokous

English

Etymology

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Adjective

atokous (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Producing only asexual individuals.

   Synonym: atokal

   The eggs of certain annelids are atokous.

Related terms

• atoke
• atoky

References

• “atokous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.