amphimixis

American

[am-fuh-mik-sis] / ˌæm fəˈmɪk sɪs /

noun

Biology. the merging of the nuclei of the sperm and egg cells; sexual reproduction.
Psychoanalysis. the combining of anal and genital eroticism in the development of sexuality.

amphimixis British

/ ˌæmfɪˈmɪksɪs /

noun

true sexual reproduction by the fusion of gametes from two organisms Compare apomixis

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Origin of amphimixis

1890–95; amphi- + Greek míxis a mingling, equivalent to mig- (stem of mígnynai to mix) + -sis -sis

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