-GAMOUS

Meaning of -GAMOUS in English

-gamous stress-imposing BrE AmE ɡəm əs

▷ — bigamous ˈbɪɡ əm əs

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-GAMOUS — adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -gamos, from gamos marriage, from gamein to marry characterized by having or practicing (such) a …
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-GAMOUS — -gəməs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -gamos, from gamos marriage — more at bigamy 1. : characterized by having or …
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-GAMOUS — a combining form with the meaning "having gametes or reproductive organs" of the kind specified by the initial element: heterogamous; …
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-GAMOUS — Etymology: Greek -gamos, from gamos marriage, from gamein to marry 1. : characterized by having or practicing (such) a marriage …
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-GAMOUS — [-gamous] adj comb form [Gk -gamos, fr. gamos marriage, fr. gamein to marry] 1: characterized by having or practicing (such) …
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GAMOUS — Function: adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -gamos, from gamos marriage, from gamein to marry 1 : characterized by having or …
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POLYGAMOUS — adjective Etymology: Greek polygamos, from poly- + -gamos -gamous Date: 1613 1. relating to or practicing polygamy, having more than …
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ISOGAMOUS — adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin *isogamus, from is- + -gamus -gamous Date: 1887 having or involving isogametes, isogamy noun
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DIGAMY — noun (plural -mies) Etymology: Late Latin digamia, from Late Greek, from Greek digamos married to two people, from di- + …
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-GAMIC — adjective combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek -gamos -gamous having (such) reproductive organs
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ZOIDOGAMOUS — |zōə|dägəməs adjective Etymology: zoid + -o- + -gamous : fertilizing by a spermatozoid or motile cell
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SYNGAMUS — ˈsiŋgəməs, -ing- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syngamos united in wedlock, connected by marriage, from syn- + …
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STENOGAMOUS — stə̇ˈnägəməs adjective also steno·gam·ic |stenə|gamik Etymology: sten- + -gamous, -gamic of insects : mating in a restricted space : requiring …
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SIPHONOGAMOUS — |sīfə|nägəməs adjective Etymology: siphon- + -gamous : accomplishing fertilization by means of a pollen tube most seed plants are siphonogamous …
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POROGAMIC — |pōrō|gamik adjective or po·rog·a·mous (ˈ)pōr|ägəməs Etymology: poro- + -gamic, -gamous : of, relating to, or marked by porogamy
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POLYGAMOUS — pəˈligəməs adjective Etymology: Greek polygamos, from poly- + -gamos -gamous 1. : of, relating to, characterized by, or involving polygamy …
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PAEDOGAMOUS — pēˈdägəməs adjective Etymology: paed- + -gamous : of, relating to, or reproducing by paedogamy
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OOGAMOUS — (ˈ)ō|ägəməs adjective Etymology: o- + -gamous 1. of sexual reproduction : characterized by fusion of a small actively motile male …
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NEOGAMOUS — (ˈ)nē|ägəməs adjective Etymology: ne- + -gamous : of or relating to neogamy
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ISOGAMOUS — (ˈ)ī|sägəməs adjective also iso·gam·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at iso- +|gamik Etymology: isogamous probably from (assumed) New Latin isogamus, from New Latin is- …
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HOMOGAMOUS — hōˈmägəməs, häˈ- adjective or homo·gam·ic pronunc at homo- +|gamik Etymology: hom- + -gamous, -gamic : characterized by or relating to …
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HOLOGAMOUS — həˈlägəməs adjective Etymology: hol- + -gamous 1. : having gametes of essentially the same size and structural features as vegetative …
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HOL- — combining form or holo- Etymology: Middle English holo-, from Old French, from Latin hol-, holo-, from Greek, from holos — …
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HETEROGAMOUS — |hed.ə|rägəməs adjective also het·ero·gam·ic |hed.ərō|gamik Etymology: heter- + -gamous or -gamic : exhibiting or characterized by diversity in the reproductive …
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HERCOGAMOUS — |hər|kägəməs adjective Etymology: Greek herkos fence, barrier + English -gamous : incapable of self-fertilization
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-GAMAE — gəˌmē noun plural combining form Etymology: New Latin, feminine plural of -gamus -gamous : plants having (such) sexual organs or …
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EXOGAMOUS — (ˈ)ek|sägəməs adjective Etymology: exo- + -gamous : of, relating to, or characterized by exogamy
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EURYGAMOUS — yəˈrigəməs adjective also eu·ry·gam·ic |yu̇rə|gamik Etymology: eury- + -gamous or -gamic of insects : mating on the wing : engaging …
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ENDOGAMOUS — (ˈ)en|dägəməs adjective Etymology: end- + -gamous : of, relating to, or characterized by endogamy
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DIGAMY — ˈdigəmē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Late Latin digamia, from Late Greek, from digamos married twice (from Greek, adulterous, from …
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DICHOGAMOUS — (ˈ)dī|kägəməs adjective or di·cho·gam·ic |dīkō|gamik Etymology: dich- + -gamous, -gamic : characterized by or relating to dichogamy
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CLEISTOGAMOUS — (ˈ)klī|stägəməs adjective also clis·tog·a·mous “, (ˈ)kli|s- Etymology: cleist- + -gamous : exhibiting or relating to cleistogamy • cleis·tog·a·mous·ly adverb
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