amphogenic

[ am-fuh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌæm fəˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective Biology.

producing both male and female offspring.

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Also am·phog·e·nous [am-foj-uh-nuh s] /æmˈfɒdʒ ə nəs/.

Origin of amphogenic

ampho- (< Greek amphō-; see amphi-) + -genic

OTHER WORDS FROM amphogenic

am·phog·e·ny [am-foj-uh-nee] /æmˈfɒdʒ ə ni/, noun

Words nearby amphogenic

amphitropous, amphitruo, amphitryon, amphitryon 38, amphiuma, amphogenic, ampholyte, ampholytic, amphophil, amphophilic, amphora
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