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epigamy

epigamy noun: a form of reproduction in marine worms in which the entire body undergoes a drastic transformation, becoming a specialized epitoke to swim to the surface, release gametes, and then die, often synchronized with moon cycles for mass spawning.

Noun

epigamy (uncountable)

  1. A form of reproduction in marine worms in which the entire body undergoes a drastic transformation, becoming a specialized epitoke to swim to the surface, release gametes, and then die, often synchronized with moon cycles for mass spawning.

Origin of epigamy

By surface analysis, epi- + -gamy.

Questions about epigamy

What does epigamy mean?
Epigamy means a form of reproduction in marine worms in which the entire body undergoes a drastic transformation, becoming a specialized epitoke to swim to the surface, release gametes, and then die, often synchronized with moon cycles for mass spawning.
What part of speech is epigamy?
Epigamy is a noun.

Words near epigamy in the dictionary

  1. epigallocatechin
  2. epigallocatechingallate
  3. epigallocathechin
  4. epigamic
  5. epigamous
  6. epigamy
  7. epigaster
  8. epigastral
  9. epigastralgia
  10. epigastralgy
  11. epigastria

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