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arrhenotoky

noun ar·rhe·not·o·ky \ ˌar-ə-ˈnät-ə-kē \

medical Definition of arrhenotoky

plural arrhenotokies

: parthenogenesis in which only males are produced — compare deuterotoky, thelytoky

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