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Definition of: amphimixis
(am′fə·mik′sis) noun Biol.
The fusion of ovum and sperm in sexual reproduction. [<NL AMPHI- + Gk. mixis a mingling]
—am·phi·mic·tic (am′fə·mik′tik) adjective
—am′phi·mic′ti·cal·ly adverb
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