exogamy
[ek-sog-uh-mee]
- marriage outside a specific tribe or similar social unit.Compare endogamy.
- Biology. the union of gametes of unrelated parents.
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Origin of exogamy
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In Raigarh the Bhuiyas appear to have no exogamous divisions.
The equivalent Anumolla occurs as an exogamous sept of Kamma.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
Among the Vallambans these karais are exogamous, and run in the male line.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
Each of these is further sub-divided into clans (kiriyam), which are exogamous.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
They recognize no endogamous sub-divisions, but have exogamous septs.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
exogamy
- sociol anthropol the custom or an act of marrying a person belonging to another tribe, clan, or similar social unitCompare endogamy
- biology fusion of gametes from parents that are not closely related
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exogamy
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exogamy
(ĕk-sŏg′ə-mē)- Sexual reproduction by means of conjugation of two gametes of different ancestry, as in certain protozoan species.
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