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单词 mixogamy
释义

mixogamyn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mixo- comb. form, -gamy comb. form.
Etymology: < mixo- comb. form + -gamy comb. form. Compare slightly earlier mixogamous adj.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
The gathering of male and female fishes in unequal numbers at spawning time, such that a female is attended by several males at any one time.
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1881 Athenæum 15 Jan. 97 Chapter xiii [of Günther's ‘Study of Fishes’ deals] with..mixogamy, polygamy..as occurring amongst fishes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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