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amphimixis

[ am-fuh-mik-sis ]

noun

, plural am·phi·mix·es [am-f, uh, -, mik, -seez].
  1. Biology. the merging of the nuclei of the sperm and egg cells; sexual reproduction.
  2. Psychoanalysis. the combining of anal and genital eroticism in the development of sexuality.


amphimixis

/ ˌæmfɪˈmɪksɪs /

noun

  1. true sexual reproduction by the fusion of gametes from two organisms Compare apomixis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌamphiˈmictic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • am·phi·mic·tic [am-f, uh, -, mik, -tik], adjective
  • amphi·micti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amphimixis1

1890–95; amphi- + Greek míxis a mingling, equivalent to mig- (stem of mígnynai to mix) + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amphimixis1

C19: from amphi- + Greek mixis a blending, from mignunai to mingle
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Example Sentences

When a fresh nucleus has been thus formed (by amphimixis) in each of the copulating cells, they again separate.

Amphimixis, as we have seen, is one of the most potent forces against which the evolution of a new species has to contend.

Amphimixis: the mingling of the germ plasm of two individuals.

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