epitoky

Questions

What does epitoky mean?

A form of reproduction in some polychaete annelids in which the worms undergo a partial or complete transformation into an epitoke, a pelagic morph capable of sexual reproduction

Where does epitoky come from?

From epitoke + -y.

How to pronounce epitoky

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