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Anisogamy

//ænaɪ̯ˈsɒɡəmi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Sexual bonding or marriage involving partners of widely differing social status. uncountable
  2. 2
    (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size) wordnet
  3. 3
    Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes. uncountable

Etymology

From aniso- + -gamy.

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