arrhenotokous
definition
producing males from unfertilized eggs
example
In many species of bees, the reproductive strategy is arrhenotokous, where females develop from fertilized eggs and males emerge from unfertilized ones.
synonyms
male-producingparthenogeneticasexual
word origin — The word originates from the Greek roots 'arrheno-', meaning 'male', and '-tokous', meaning 'producing'.