agamic

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adjective

Occurring without the union of male and female gametes; asexual.

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agamousagamogeneticapomicticparthenogeneticasexualnonsexual
OriginEnglish gamic ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveagamic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOccurring without the union of male and female gametes; asexual.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction

Similar
agamousagamogeneticapomicticparthenogeneticasexualnonsexual
Also see
agamogeneticagamousapomicticasexualparthenogenetic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishgam
  7. Englishgamic
  8. Englishagamic

From a- + gamic.

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Translations

Catalan agàmic
  • agàmicoccurring without the union of male and female gametes
German agamisch
  • agamischoccurring without the union of male and female gametes
Portuguese agâmico
  • agâmicooccurring without the union of male and female gametes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

agamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agamic

MLA

“agamic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agamic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agamic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agamic.

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