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amphigonous

amphigonous adjective: relating to, or originating from, both parents.

Adjective

amphigonous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or originating from, both parents.
    • amphigonous propagation
    • amphigonous transmission

Origin of amphigonous

From amphi- + gon- + -ous.

Questions about amphigonous

What does amphigonous mean?
Amphigonous means relating to, or originating from, both parents.
What part of speech is amphigonous?
Amphigonous is an adjective.

Words near amphigonous in the dictionary

  1. amphigenous
  2. amphigenously
  3. amphignathodontid
  4. amphignathodontids
  5. amphigonic
  6. amphigonous
  7. amphigony
  8. amphigoric
  9. amphigories
  10. amphigory
  11. amphigouri

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