PANOISTIC

Etymology

Adjective

panoistic (not comparable)

(zoology) Producing ova only; said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells.

Anagrams

• opticians, piscation, saponitic

Source: Wiktionary


Pan`o*is"tic, a. Etym: [Pan- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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