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单词 gam
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gam1 /gam/

noun
  1. A collective noun for whales, a school
  2. A social visit (esp between whalers) at sea (old US)
intransitive verb

To associate in a gam

transitive verb (old US; specif of whalers)

To call on, exchange courtesies with

ORIGIN: Ety dubious

gam2 /gam/ (Scot)

noun
  1. A tooth or tusk
  2. The mouth

gam3 /gam/ (slang)

noun

A human leg, esp female

ORIGIN: Perh Fr dialect gambe leg

gam4 /gam/ (vulgar sl)

noun and intransitive verb

(to practise) oral sex

ORIGIN: Fr gamahuche or gamaruche, term popularized through the Services

-gam- /-gam-/ or gamo- /gam-ō- or gam-o-/

combining form
  1. Signifying: marriage
  2. Union
  3. Reproduction or fertilization
ORIGIN: Gr gamos marriage

gamogenˈesis noun

Sexual reproduction

gamopetˈalous adjective

With petals united

gamophyllˈous adjective

With perianth leaves united

gamosepˈalous adjective

With sepals united

gamotropˈic adjective

gamotˈropism noun

The tendency of gametes to attract each other

-gamous adj combining form

  1. Denoting: having a stated number of spouses, as in bigamous
  2. Relating to a stated means of fertilization or reproduction, as in allogamous

-gamy n combining form

  1. Denoting: marriage, or supposed marriage, to a stated number of spouses
  2. A stated means of fertilization or reproduction

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