impaternate

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adjective

Fatherless; having been born through parthenogenesis.

“impaternate larvae”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. biologyFatherless; having been born through parthenogenesis.

    impaternate larvae

Origin

From im- + paternate.

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Cite this entry
APA

impaternate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impaternate

MLA

“impaternate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impaternate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impaternate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impaternate.

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