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GONOCHORISM

Definition: GONOCHORISM

GONOCHORISM

Noun

1. In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species previously hermaphrodite or sexless.

2. In ontogony, differentiation of male and female individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary sexual organs.

3. Separation of the sexes in different individuals; -- opposed to hermaphroditism.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Gonochorism \Gon`o*cho"rism\, noun. [Greek expression offspring to separate.]. (references)

 

Modern Translation: GONOCHORISM

Language Translations for "GONOCHORISM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Japanese Kanji 

  

雌雄異体 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

しゆういたい. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onochorismgay.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: GONOCHORISM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-g-h-i-m-n-o-o-o-r-s"

-2 letters: chromings, smooching.

-3 letters: choosing, chorions, chrismon, chroming, hormonic, isochron, mooching, moorings, omicrons, soochong.

-4 letters: choring, chorion, chrisom, chromos, comings, coshing, crimson, gnomish, horsing, isochor, microns, moonish, mooring, moorish, morions, moronic, moshing, ochring, omicron, rooming, roosing, scoring, shooing, shoring.

-5 letters: chinos, chirms, chiros, choirs, chrism, chromo, cogons, cohogs, coigns, coming, congos, cooing, corgis, coring, cosign.

 Words containing the letters "c-g-h-i-m-n-o-o-o-r-s"
 

+5 letters: phonocardiograms.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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