ditokous

adjective

dit·​o·​kous

ˈditəkəs

1

: producing two eggs or young at a time

pigeons are generally ditokous

2

: producing two kinds of young

ditokous worms

Word History

Etymology

Greek ditokos having borne two at one birth, from di- + tokos childbirth, offspring

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