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diodon holocanthus |
diodon hystrix |
diodontidae |
diodora apertura |
dioecian |
dioecious
| dioestrous
| dioestrual
| diogenes
| diol
| diomedea exulans
dioecious
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective dioecious has 1 sense
- dioecious(a = adj.all) dioecian - having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals; Array Antonym: monoecious
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dioecious, adj.
1 Bot. having male and female organs on separate plants.
2 Zool. having the two sexes in separate individuals (cf. MONOECIOUS).
1 Bot. having male and female organs on separate plants.
2 Zool. having the two sexes in separate individuals (cf. MONOECIOUS).
Etymology
DI-(1) + Gk -oikos -housed
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