digenousadj.
/ˈdɪdʒɪnəs/ Of two sexes, bisexual.
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sexual1794
gamic1858
gamogenetic1858
syngenetic1864
digenous1884
sexuparous1899
androgenetic1903
gynogenetic1925
1884 A. Sedgwick & F. G. Heathcote tr. C. Claus Elem. Text-bk. Zool.: Protozoa to Insecta 97 The digenous or sexual reproduction depends upon the production of two kinds of germinal cells, the combined action of which is necessary for the development of a new organism.
Derivatives
ˈdigeny n. digenous reproduction.
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1883 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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