partenogênese
Portuguese, noun
partenogênese is spelled P-A-R-T-E-N-O-G-Ê-N-E-S-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 129,832nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Partenogênese is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of partenogénese” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, partenogénese is a different word: “parthenogenesis (reproduction from a single gamete without…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “processo biológico em que o óvulo desenvolve-se e origina um novo ser vivo sem que haja fecundação”.
What does partenogênese mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineBrazilian Portuguese standard spelling of partenogénese
noun
- 1
feminineparthenogenesis (reproduction from a single gamete without fertilisation)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. processo biológico em que o óvulo desenvolve-se e origina um novo ser vivo sem que haja fecundação
noun: 1. vide partenogênese
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of partenogênese
- partenogênese alternative Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to partenogênese
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is partenogênese in Portuguese?
partenogênese appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).