gonochorism
American
[gah-nuh-kawr-iz-uhm]
/ ˌgɑ nəˈkɔrˌɪz əm /
noun
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Zoology. the state of having one sex per individual of a given species, and being capable of being divided into sex groups which may be considered as male or female.
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the evolution or development of such a division of sex.
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