dispermy

[dahy-spur-mee]

noun

1. the fertilization of an ovum by two spermatozoa.

Other Word Forms

• dispermic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dispermy¹

1895–1900; di- ¹ + -spermy < Greek -spermía. See -sperm, -y ³

Example Sentences

Duality -- N. duality, dualism; duplicity; biplicity†, biformity†; polarity. two, deuce, couple, duet, brace, pair, cheeks, twins, Castor and Pollux, gemini, Siamese twins; fellows; yoke, conjugation; dispermy†, doublets, dyad, span.

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