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xenoparous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈzɛn.əpərəs/
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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a reproductive strategy in which a female produces offspring of a different species without a process of hybridization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin xeno- (“strangeness”) + pariō (“give birth, produce, bring forth”), equivalent to xeno- + -parous. Coined by Yannick Juvé and colleagues in 2025.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: xenóparo — Translations