ágamo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγαμος (ágamos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡa.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡa.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡa.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡɐ.mu/ [ˈa.ɣɐ.mu]

• Hyphenation: á‧ga‧mo

Adjective

ágamo (feminine ágama, masculine plural ágamos, feminine plural ágamas)

1. (biology, of reproduction) agamic (occurring without the union of male and female gametes)

   Synonym: agâmico

Further reading

• “ágamo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ágamo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026