SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete

Synonyms:

amphimixis; sexual reproduction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("sexual reproduction" is a kind of...):

reproduction (the process of generating offspring)

Meronyms (members of "sexual reproduction"):

amphimixis (union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sexual reproduction"):

anisogamy ((biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size))

isogamy ((biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure)