amphimixis

[ am-fuh-mik-sis ]

noun

, plural am·phi·mix·es [am-f, uh, -, mik, -seez].

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

amphimixis

/ ˌæmfɪˈmɪksɪs /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌamphiˈmictic, adjective

Other Words From

• am·phi·mic·tic [am-f, uh, -, mik, -tik], adjective
• amphi·micti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphimixis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphimixis¹

C19: from amphi- + Greek mixis a blending, from mignunai to mingle

Example Sentences

When a fresh nucleus has been thus formed (by amphimixis) in each of the copulating cells, they again separate.

From Project Gutenberg

Amphimixis, as we have seen, is one of the most potent forces against which the evolution of a new species has to contend.

From Project Gutenberg

Amphimixis: the mingling of the germ plasm of two individuals.

From Project Gutenberg