Etymology

ditokous

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Today it means: Having two kinds of young, such as offspring from asexual reproduction versus those from sexual reproduction. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δίς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδίς“twice”
  2. English todayditokous

Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + τόκος (tókos, “a bringing forth, offspring”).

Words from the same roots

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