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see panoistic ovariole.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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telegonic — telegonˈic or telegˈonous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑telegony … Useful english dictionary
telegony — telegonic /tel i gon ik/, adj. /teuh leg euh nee/, n. a former belief that a sire can influence the characteristics of the progeny of the female parent and subsequent mates. [1890 95; TELE 1 + GONY] * * * … Universalium
Telegony (pregnancy) — Telegony is a theory in heredity, now discredited but widely believed until the late 19th century, holding that offspring can inherit the characteristics of a previous mate of the female parent; thus the child of a widowed or remarried woman… … Wikipedia
telegony — /təˈlɛgəni/ (say tuh leguhnee) noun the supposed influence of a previous sire upon the progeny subsequently borne by the same mother to other sires. {tele 1 + gony} –telegonic /tɛləˈgɒnɪk/ (say teluh gonik), adjective …
telegony — n. supposed influence of female s first mate on offspring of her later matings with other males. ♦ telegonic, ♦ telegonous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
telegony — [tə leg′ə nē] n. [Ger telegonie: see TELE & GONY] the supposed transmission of characters of one sire to offspring subsequently born to other sires by the same female telegonic [tel΄ə gän′ik] adj … English World dictionary
telegony — n. Biol. the supposed influence of a previous sire on the offspring of a dam with other sires. Derivatives: telegonic adj. Etymology: TELE + Gk gonia begetting … Useful english dictionary
