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azygous

[az-uh-guhs, ey-zahy-]

adjective Biology.

not being one of a pair; single.

Origin:
1640–50; < Greek ázygos, equivalent to a- a-⁶ + zygós, derivative of zygón yoke

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one complete life cycle; one of the alternate phases that complete a life cycle having more than one phase

the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts; cell division

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azygous (ˈæzɪɡəs)

—*adj*
	biology developing or occurring singly

[C17: via New Latin from Greek azugos, from a-¹ + zugonyoke]

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