anisogamy.
Sexual bonding or marriage involving partners of widely differing social status.
Meaning & usage
Sexual bonding or marriage involving partners of widely differing social status.
Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) Ancient Greek ἄνισος (ánisos)der. English aniso- Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-der. Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy English anisogamy From aniso- + -gamy.
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