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AMPHIMICTIC

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am⋅phi⋅mix⋅is

  [am-fuh-mik-sis]
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–noun, plural -mix⋅es  [-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.
Origin:
1890–95; amphi- + Gk míxis a mingling, equiv. to mig- (s. of mígnynai to mix) + -sis -sis

Related forms:
am⋅phi⋅mic⋅tic  [am-fuh-mik-tik] , adjective
am⋅phi⋅mic⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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am·phi·mix·is   (ām'fə-mĭk'sĭs)   
n.   pl. am·phi·mix·es (-mĭk'sēz')
The union of the sperm and egg in sexual reproduction.

[amphi- + Greek mixis, a mingling (from mignunai, mik-, to mingle; see meik- in Indo-European roots).]
am'phi·mic'tic (-mĭk'tĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: am·phi·mic·tic
Pronunciation: "am(p)-fi-'mik-tik
Function: adjective
: capable of interbreeding freely and of producingfertile offspring —am·phi·mic·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: am·phi·mix·is
Pronunciation: -'mik-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural am·phi·mix·es /-"sEz/
1 : the union of gametes in sexual reproduction
2 : the combining of pregenital, anal, and urethral eroticism in the development of genitalsexuality
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amphimixis am·phi·mix·is (ām'fə-mĭk'sĭs)
n.
The union of the sperm and egg in sexual reproduction.

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