androgenous
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Related to androgenous: androgynous
androgenous
tending to produce male offspring; capable of developing certain male sexual characteristics
Not to be confused with:
androgynous – being both male and female; hermaphroditic; having an ambiguous sexual identity
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androgenous
(ænˈdrɒdʒɪnəs)adj
(Biology) biology producing only male offspring
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an•drog•e•nous
(ænˈdrɒdʒ ə nəs)adj.
pertaining to the production of or tending to produce male offspring.
[1750–60]
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