Definition of Anisogamic

1. Adjective. Relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape).

Exact synonyms: Anisogamous
Partainyms: Anisogamy, Anisogamy
Derivative terms: Anisogamy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anisogamic

aniso-
anisoaccommodation
anisochromasia
anisochromatic
anisocoria
anisocytoses
anisocytosis
anisodactylous
anisodactyls
anisodactyly
anisodiametric
anisoeikonia
anisoeikonias
anisogamete
anisogametic
anisogamic (current term)
anisogamies
anisognathous
anisokaryosis
anisol
anisole
anisoles
anisols
anisomastia
anisomelia
anisomeric
anisomerous
anisometric

Literary usage of Anisogamic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Textbook of General Embryology by William Erskine Kellicott (1913)
"The sessile Ciliates show an adaptive modification of this process which is anisogamic in character. In the common Vorticella, ..."

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