external fertilization

noun

Fertilization involving the fusion of the male and female gametes outside the bodies of the reproducing individuals.

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Meanings

nounexternal fertilization (usually uncountable, plural external fertilizations)

plural external fertilizations

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyFertilization involving the fusion of the male and female gametes outside the bodies of the reproducing individuals.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “external fertilization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/external%20fertilization.

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