"dichogamy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek δίχα (díkha, “in two, asunder; differently, oppositely”) + -gamy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δίχα||in two, asunder; differently, oppositely}} Ancient Greek δίχα (díkha, “in two, asunder; differently, oppositely”), {{suffix|en||gamy}} + -gamy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dichogamy (uncountable)
  1. (biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime. Wikipedia link: dichogamy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: sequential hermaphrodism Hyponyms: protogyny, protandry Related terms: dichogamous, dichogamic Coordinate_terms: homogamy, cosexuality Translations (dichogamy): hermaphrodisme successif [masculine] (French), hermaphrodisme séquentiel [masculine] (French), Dichogamie (German), diceagamacht [feminine] (Irish), дихогамия (dixogamija) (Russian), duhanggulangan (Tagalog)

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