Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as syngamic.
  • Specifically, in embryology: Occurring at the time of the fertilization of the ovum.
  • Determined, as to sex, at the time when the ovum is fertilized.

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  • adjective Exhibiting or pertaining to syngamy.

Etymologies

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syngamy +‎ -ous or syn- + -gamous

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