"androdiaulic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From andro- + diaulic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|andro|diaulic}} andro- + diaulic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} androdiaulic (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Having two reproductive duct systems, one for the delivery of sperm, and the other for receiving sperm and depositing eggs. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
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          "ref": "2010, Janet Leonard, Alex Cordoba-Aguilar, The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals, →ISBN, page 157:",
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