parthenogenicadj.
/ˌpɑːθ(ᵻ)nəˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌpɑːθn̩əˈdʒɛnɪk/, /pɑːˌθɪnəˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑrθənoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ Biology.
= parthenogenetic adj. 1.
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gemmiparous1793
gemmiferous1804
agamic1816
zoogenic1842
agamogenetic1858
autogenetic1859
parthenogenetic1860
parthenogenous1869
unsexual1873
monogenous1874
monogonic1876
monogonous1876
arrenotokous1877
gemmative1877
thelytokous1877
parthenogenic1878
heteroblastic1888
blastogenic1889
isogamous1889
paedogenetic1889
monogenic1890
anisogamous1891
monogenetic1900
paedogamous1912
apomictic1913
cytogamous1918
ectogenetic1923
pseudogamous1932
agamospermous1933
impaternate1934
subsexual1937
mictic1950
somatogamous1950
zygogenetic1950
1878 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Jan. 37 102 The parthenogenic development of silk-worms and drone-bees.
1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses v. 114 In many of the parthenogenic insects asexual reproduction is frequently followed by the sexual reproduction (cyclical parthenogenesis).
1984 L. W. Browder Developmental Biol. (ed. 2) ix. 396 This dependence is illustrated by the fact that parthenogenic activation of fish or amphibian eggs by pricking them with a needle is only possible if Ca++ is present in the external medium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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