English noun: amphimixis | |||
1. | amphimixis (process) reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete | ||
Synonyms | sexual reproduction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reproduction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anisogamy, isogamy | ||
Member holonym | amphimixis | ||
2. | amphimixis (event) union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | union | ||
Member meronym | amphimixis, sexual reproduction | ||