ANISOGAMOUS

anisogamic, anisogamous

(adjective) relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

anisogamous (comparative more anisogamous, superlative most anisogamous)

being married to someone whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.

having a sexual partner whose age differs by an unusually large degree from one's own.

Source: Wiktionary



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MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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