Anisogamous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own. not-comparable
  2. 2
    having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape) wordnet

Etymology

From aniso- + -gamous.

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