parthenogenesis
Referring to various aspects of asexual reproductionReferring to various aspects of asexual reproduction: (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.
Meaning
4 sensesReferring to various aspects of asexual reproduction:
(countable, uncountable, usually)(An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare monogenesis, metagenesis, and heterogamy.
Parthenogenese
партеногене́зpartenohenéz
(uncountable, usually)Asexual reproduction in toto; agamogenesis.
(countable, uncountable, usually)Figurative uses of the biological senses
(uncountable, usually)Virgin birth, in reference to the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ.
- process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
- human conception without fertilization by a man
Translations
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Origin
From partheno- + -genesis, from Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin”) and γένεσις (From partheno- + -genesis, from Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin”) and γένεσις (génesis, “origin, creation, generation”).
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Forms
plural: parthenogeneses| Singular | parthenogenesis |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods:parthenogeny
- human conception without fertilization by a man:parthenogenyvirgin birth
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable