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noun
Sexual bonding or marriage involving partners of equal social status.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: anthropology, ethnology, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
A form of sexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sexual reproduction, amphimixis
History
From iso- + -gamy.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
