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 | ||