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

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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androgenous - of or related to androgenesis

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