anisogamy

English

Etymology

From aniso- +‎ -gamy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ænaɪ̯ˈsɒɡəmi/

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• Hyphenation: an‧i‧so‧ga‧my

Noun

anisogamy (uncountable)

1. (ethnology) Sexual bonding or marriage involving partners of widely differing social status.
2. (cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.

Synonyms

• heterogamy

Coordinate terms

• isogamy

Derived terms

• anisogamous

Translations

sexual bonding or marriage involving partners of widely differing status

• German: Anisogamie (de) f

sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes

• Bulgarian: анизога́мия f (anizogámija)
• Catalan: heterogàmia (ca) f, anisogàmia (ca) f
• Finnish: anisogamia
• German: Anisogamie (de) f
• Irish: ainiseagamacht f
• Italian: anisogamia f
• Polish: anizogamia (pl) f, heterogamia f
• Portuguese: anisogamia f, heterogamia f
• Russian: анизога́мия (ru) f (anizogámija)