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zw system

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
zw sys-tem
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A system for characterizing the sex of certain animals, such as butterflies and Komodo dragons, in which males have two of the same kind of sex cell (ZZ) and females have two distinct sex cells (ZW).

Inflected Forms

ZZ-ZW system (alternative)

Phrases

XY system X0 system

Frequently Paired Words

XY system X0 system

Questions

What does zw system mean?
A system for characterizing the sex of certain animals, such as butterflies and Komodo dragons, in which males have two of the same kind of sex cell (ZZ) and females have two distinct sex cells (ZW).

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