-gamous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Having the specified number or form of marriage.
  2. Having the specified form of reproduction, or reproductive organs.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

-gamous

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “union, marriage”), equivalent to -gamy + -ous.

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