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McGee won the bee after correctly spelling "cede" - meaning to give over, surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another - and "epigamic" - meaning attractive to the opposite sex.

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Relating to the mating of animals: as, epigamic colors, those worn by males during the mating period and supposed to attract the females. E. B. Poulton, Colors of Animals, p. 338.
Epigamic character any characteristic of color, markings, structure, or conduct which serves to attract or excite the other sex during the courtship of animals, such as the song of birds, the drumming of the grouse, the plumage of the peacock, etc.
Epigamic coloring. See coloring.

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McGee won the bee after correctly spelling "cede" - meaning to give over, surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another - and "epigamic" - meaning attractive to the opposite sex. — Ledger-Enquirer: Breaking News