Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paedogamy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pae-dogamy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The reproduction of some protists by the fusion of gametes that have the same parent.

Uncountable

Etymology

From paedo- + -gamy.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pedogamy (alternative)

Derived Forms

paedogamous

Questions

What does paedogamy mean?: The reproduction of some protists by the fusion of gametes that have the same parent.
Where does paedogamy come from?: From paedo- + -gamy.

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