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a·gam·ic
(ā-găm′ĭk)adj.
Occurring or reproducing without the union of male and female cells; asexual or parthenogenetic.
[From Late Latin agamus, unmarried, from Greek agamos : a-, without; see a-1 + gamos, marriage; see -gamy.]
a·gam′i·cal·ly adv.
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agamic
(əˈɡæmɪk)adj
(Biology) asexual; occurring or reproducing without fertilization
[C19: from Greek agamos unmarried, from a-1 + gamos marriage]
aˈgamically adv
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a•gam•ic
(əˈgæm ɪk)adj.
developing without sexual union.
[1840–50; < Greek ágam(os) unwed]
a•gam′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. [画像:agamic - (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction]agamic - (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction
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a·gam·ic
, agamousa. agámico-a, rel. a la reproducción sin unión sexual.
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