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dispermy

di·sper·my
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-spur-mee]
    • /ˈdaɪˌspɜr mi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dahy-spur-mee]
    • /ˈdaɪˌspɜr mi/

Definitions of dispermy word

  • noun dispermy the fertilization of an ovum by two spermatozoa. 1
  • noun dispermy The penetration of an ovum by two spermatozoa. 0

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Origin of dispermy

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; di-1 + -spermy < Greek -spermía. See -sperm, -y3

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Parts of speech for Dispermy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dispermy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dispermy usage trend in Literature

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