heterogamous

adjective het·er·og·a·mous \ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-gə-məs\

Definition of HETEROGAMOUS

: having or marked by fusion of unlike gametes — compare anisogamous, isogamous

1895

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adjective het·er·og·a·mous \ˌhet-ə-ˈräg-ə-məs\

: having or characterized by fusion of unlike gametes—compare anisogamous, isogamous

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