Meanings
noundichogamy (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyThe condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
Synonyms: sequential hermaphrodism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
Similar
sequential hermaphrodism
Origin
- Ancient Greekδίχα“in two, asunder; differently, oppositely”
- Englishdichogamy
From Ancient Greek δίχα (díkha, “in two, asunder; differently, oppositely”) + -gamy.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan dicogàmia
- dicogàmiadichogamy
French hermaphrodisme successif, hermaphrodisme séquentiel
- hermaphrodisme successifdichogamy
- hermaphrodisme séquentieldichogamy
German Dichogamie
- Dichogamiedichogamy
Irish diceagamacht
- diceagamachtdichogamy
Russian дихогамия
- дихогамия (dixogamija)dichogamy
Tagalog duhanggulangan
- duhanggulangandichogamy
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APA
dichogamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichogamy
MLA
“dichogamy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichogamy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dichogamy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichogamy.
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