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/an'uy sog"euh meuhs/, adj. Biol.reproducing by the fusion of dissimilar gametes or individuals, usually differing in size.Also, anisogamic /an uy'seuh gam"ik, an'uy-/.[1900-05; ANISO- + -GAMOUS]
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anisogamous — adjective Date: 1891 characterized by fusion of heterogamous gametes or of individuals that usually differ chiefly in size < anisogamous reproduction > • anisogamy noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
anisogamous — an·isog·a·mous .an (.)ī säg ə məs also an·iso·gam·ic .ī sə gam ik adj characterized by fusion of heterogamous gametes or of individuals that usu. differ chiefly in size <anisogamous reproduction> an·isog·a·my (.)ī säg ə mē n, pl mies * * *… … Medical dictionary
anisogamous — adjective a) being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from ones own. b) having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from ones own. See Also: anisogamy, anisonogamist … Wiktionary
anisogamous — adj. (Biology) pertaining to anisogamy (reproduction through the union of two different reproductive cells) … English contemporary dictionary
anisogamous — an·isog·a·mous … English syllables
anisogamous — an•i•sog•a•mous [[t]ˌæn aɪˈsɒg ə məs[/t]] also an•i•so•gam•ic [[t]ænˌaɪ səˈgæm ɪk[/t]] adj. dvl reproducing by the fusion of dissimilar gametes or individuals, usu. differing in size • Etymology: 1900–05 an i•sog′a•my, n … From formal English to slang
anisogamous — adjective relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape) • Syn: ↑anisogamic • Pertains to noun: ↑anisogamy, ↑anisogamy (for: ↑anisogamic) • Derivationally … Useful english dictionary
anisogamic — adjective relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape) • Syn: ↑anisogamous • Pertains to noun: ↑anisogamy (for: ↑anisogamous), ↑anisogamy • Derivation … Useful english dictionary
Bateman's principle — In biology, Bateman s principle is the theory that females almost always invest more energy into producing offspring than males, and therefore in most species females are a limiting resource over which the other sex will compete.… … Wikipedia
heterogamous — adjective Date: 1895 having or characterized by fusion of unlike gametes compare anisogamous, isogamous … New Collegiate Dictionary
