epitoky

/EH1 P AH0 T OW1 K IY0/
noun
  1. 1

    (biology) A form of reproduction in some polychaete annelids in which the worms undergo a partial or complete transformation into an epitoke, a pelagic morph capable of sexual reproduction

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