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ANISOGAMY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("anisogamy" is a kind of...):
amphimixis; sexual reproduction (reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Derivation:
anisogamous (relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape))
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