amphogenic

[ am-fuh-jen-ik ]

/ ˌæm fəˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective Biology.

producing both male and female offspring.

Nearby words

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

Also am·phog·e·nous

[am-foj-uh-nuh s] /æmˈfɒdʒ ə nəs/.

Origin of amphogenic

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

Related forms

am·phog·e·ny

[am-foj-uh-nee] /æmˈfɒdʒ ə ni/, noun

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