panoistic

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adjective

Producing ova only, and not yolk cells.

“panoistic insect”

OriginAncient Greek ᾠόν →
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Meanings

adjectivepanoistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyProducing ova only, and not yolk cells.

    panoistic insect

    1 more example

    panoistic ovaries of insects

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾠόν“egg”
  2. Englishpanoistic

From pan- + Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”) + -istic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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