AMPHIMIXIS (amphimixes)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: amphimixes   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does amphimixis mean? 

• AMPHIMIXIS (noun)
  The noun AMPHIMIXIS has 2 senses:

1. reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete

2. union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction

  Familiarity information: AMPHIMIXIS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMPHIMIXIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

amphimixis; sexual reproduction

Hypernyms ("amphimixis" is a kind of...):

reproduction (the process of generating offspring)

Meronyms (members of "amphimixis"):

amphimixis (union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amphimixis"):

anisogamy ((biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size))

isogamy ((biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("amphimixis" is a kind of...):

union (the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts)

Holonyms ("amphimixis" is a member of...):

amphimixis; sexual reproduction (reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete)