dichogamy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίχα (díkha, “in two, asunder; differently, oppositely”) +‎ -gamy

Noun

dichogamy (uncountable)

(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.

Synonyms

sequential hermaphrodism

Hyponyms

Coordinate terms

homogamy

Related terms

dichogamous

Translations

dichogamy

French: hermaphrodisme successif m, hermaphrodisme séquentiel m
German: Dichogamie
Irish: diceagamacht f

Russian: дихогамия (ru) (dixogamija)
Tagalog: duhanggulangan

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