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agamic definition

agam·ic (ə gam′ik)

adjective

  1. asexual; having no sexual union
  2. able to develop without fertilization by the male; parthenogenetic

Etymology: Gr agamos, not married < a-, not + gamos, marriage: see gamo-

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