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heterogamy

het·er·og·a·my
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [het-uh-rog-uh-mee]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒg ə mi/
    • /hˈetrəɡˌami/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-rog-uh-mee]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒg ə mi/

Definitions of heterogamy word

  • noun heterogamy heterogamous state. 1
  • noun heterogamy The alternation of generations, especially between sexual and parthenogenetic generations. 1
  • noun heterogamy a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes differ in both size and form 0
  • noun heterogamy a condition in which different types of reproduction occur in successive generations of an organism 0
  • noun heterogamy the presence of both male and female flowers in one inflorescence 0
  • noun heterogamy (biology) The state of conjugating gametes that are different in size, structure and function; anisogamy. 0

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Origin of heterogamy

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; hetero- + -gamy

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Parts of speech for Heterogamy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heterogamy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heterogamy usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with heterogamy

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