PARTHENOGENY

parthenogenesis, parthenogeny

(noun) process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods

parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth

(noun) human conception without fertilization by a man

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Par`the*nog"e*ny, n. (Biol.)

Definition: Same as Parthenogenesis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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