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单词 adelphogamy
释义

adelphogamy

noun

ad·​el·​phog·​a·​my
ˌa-dᵊl-ˈfä-gə-mē
plural -es
1
: polyandry in which brothers have a wife or wives in common
2
zoology : mating of brothers and sisters (as in some ants)
3
: union of mother and daughter cells (as in some yeasts)

Word History

Etymology

adelpho- + -gamy

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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