Thelytokous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thelytokous \The*lyt"o*kous\ (th[-e]*l[i^]t"[-o]*k[u^]s), a.
     [Gr. qh^lys female + to`kos a bringing forth.] (Zool.)
     Producing females only; -- said of certain female insects.
     [1913 Webster]