DITOKOUS

Etymology

Adjective

ditokous (not comparable)

(zoology) Having two kinds of young.

(zoology) Producing only two eggs in a clutch.

Source: Wiktionary


Di"to*kous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.) (a) Having two kinds of young, as certain annelids. (b) Producing only two eggs for a clutch, as certain birds do.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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