noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   sexual reproduction uncountable
2. 2
   union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction wordnet
3. 3
   The union of a male and female gamete countable
4. 4
   reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

sexual reproductionsexual reproduction

Etymology

From amphi- + mixis.

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