Usually means: Reproduction without fertilization in females.
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  1. parthenogeny: Merriam-Webster
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  4. parthenogeny: Wiktionary
  5. Parthenogeny, parthenogeny: Dictionary.com
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  7. parthenogeny: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. parthenogeny: Rhymezone
  9. Parthenogeny: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. parthenogeny: FreeDictionary.org
  11. parthenogeny: Mnemonic Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (parthenogeny)

▸ noun:  (rare, biology) parthenogenesis

Similar:
parthenogenesis, virgin birth, parthenogen, parthenote, unigenesis, parthenoform, anthogenesis, pathenogenesis, tychoparthenogenesis, arrhenotoky, more...

Opposite:
sexual reproduction, fertilization

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Similar:
parthenogenesis, virgin birth, parthenogen, parthenote, unigenesis, parthenoform, anthogenesis, pathenogenesis, tychoparthenogenesis, arrhenotoky, more...

Opposite:
sexual reproduction, fertilization



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