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agamy

agamy noun: absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.

Noun

agamy (countable and uncountable, plural agamies)

  1. Absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.
    • Cichlids exhibit monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, and agamy. […] In agamous relationships, there is no bond formed at all. They separate from each other immediately after spawning.2012, David Oconner, Cichlid Fish: The Fascinationg World of Cichlid Care, David Oc, →ISBN, page 28
  2. Asexual reproduction.

Forms of agamy

pluralagamies

Origin of agamy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγαμος (ágamos, “unmarried, single (of men)”). From a- (“not”) + -gamy (“marriage”).

Words formed from agamy

Questions about agamy

What does agamy mean?
Agamy means absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.
What part of speech is agamy?
Agamy is a noun.
What is the plural of agamy?
The plural of agamy is agamies.

Words near agamy in the dictionary

  1. agamospermy
  2. agamospore
  3. agamospores
  4. agamous
  5. AGAMP
  6. agamy
  7. Agan
  8. Agana
  9. aganacteses
  10. aganactesis
  11. aganaine

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