Etymology

tychoparthenogenesis

Today it means: parthenogenesis in a species that normally reproduces normally (typically a weevil) Full definition →

Ancient Greek τύχη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτύχη“chance, luck, accident”
  2. English todaytychoparthenogenesis

From Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē, “chance, luck, accident”) + -o- + parthenogenesis.

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.