- amphimixes
- n. union of male and female gametes, fertilization (Biology)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
amphimixes
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amphimixis — noun (plural amphimixes) Etymology: New Latin, from amphi + Greek mixis mingling, from mignynai to mix more at mix Date: 1893 the union of gametes in sexual reproduction … New Collegiate Dictionary
amphimixis — amphimictic /am feuh mik tik/, adj. amphimictically, adv. /am feuh mik sis/, n., pl. amphimixes / mik seez/. 1. Biol. the merging of the nuclei of the sperm and egg cells; sexual reproduction. 2. Psychoanal. the combining of anal and genital… … Universalium
