ADELPHOGAMY


Meaning of ADELPHOGAMY in English

-ägəmē noun

( -es )

Etymology: adelpho- + -gamy

1. : polyandry in which brothers have a wife or wives in common

2. zoology : mating of brothers and sisters (as in some ants)

3. : union of mother and daughter cells (as in some yeasts)

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