subsexual

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adjective

Having only some sexual characteristics; relating to a form of parthenogenesis in which the embryo develops from a cell produced by a modified form of meiosis.

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Meanings

adjectivesubsexual (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving only some sexual characteristics; relating to a form of parthenogenesis in which the embryo develops from a cell produced by a modified form of meiosis.

Origin

From sub- + sexual.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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