Parthenote (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

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Meaning:

A cell resulting from parthenogenesisplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("parthenote" is a kind of...):

cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)

Domain category:

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

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