agamy

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγαμος (ágamos, “unmarried, single (of men)”). From a- (“not”) +‎ -gamy (“marriage”).

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agamy (countable and uncountable, plural agamies)

  1. Absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.
    Coordinate terms: monogamy, polygamy
    • 2012, David Oconner, Cichlid Fish: The Fascinationg World of Cichlid Care, David Oc, →ISBN, page 28:
      Cichlids exhibit monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, and agamy. […] In agamous relationships, there is no bond formed at all. They separate from each other immediately after spawning.
  2. (biology) Asexual reproduction.

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