ditokous

\\ˈdid.əkəs\ adjective

Etymology: Greek ditokos having borne two at one birth, from di- + tokos childbirth, offspring

1. : producing two eggs or young at a time

pigeons are generally ditokous

2. : producing two kinds of young

ditokous worms

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/dit"euh keuhs/, adj.

1. producing two young or laying two eggs at a time.

2. producing two kinds of young, as certain worms.

[ < Gk ditókos twin-bearing, equiv. to di- DI-¹ + -tókos childbearing; see -OUS]

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ditokous /ditˈo-kəs/ (zoology)

adjective

Producing two at a birth or in a clutch

ORIGIN: Gr di- twice, and tokos birth

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ditokous, a. Zool.

(ˈdɪtəʊkəs)

[f. Gr. διτόκος having two at a birth (f. δι-, di-² + τόκος a bringing forth, offspring) + -ous.]

a. Producing two at a birth; having twins. b. Laying only two eggs in a clutch, as pigeons. c. Producing young of two kinds, as some worms.

In recent Dicts.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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Ditokous — Di to*kous, a. [Gr. di = di s twice + ? a bringing forth, offspring.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Having two kinds of young, as certain annelids. (b) Producing only two eggs for a clutch, as certain birds do. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ditokous — /dit euh keuhs/, adj. 1. producing two young or laying two eggs at a time. 2. producing two kinds of young, as certain worms. [ < Gk ditókos twin bearing, equiv. to di DI 1 + tókos childbearing; see OUS] * * * … Universalium
ditokous — dit·o·kous … English syllables
ditokous — Producing twins … Grandiloquent dictionary
ditokous — a. producing two offspring at a birth, or offspring of two kinds … Dictionary of difficult words

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