n.
A form of reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual, occurring commonly among insects and certain other arthropods.
[New Latin : Greek parthenos, virgin + GENESIS.]
parthenogenetic par'the·no·ge·net'ic (-jə-nĕt'ĭk) adj.parthenogenetically par'the·no·ge·net'i·cal·ly adv.
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