-gamous

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “union, marriage”), equivalent to -gamy +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ɡəməs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Suffix

-gamous

  1. Having the specified number or form of marriage.
  2. Having the specified form of reproduction, or reproductive organs.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -gamous
agamous
allogamous
amphigamous
anemogamous
anisogamous
autogamous
bigamous
bureaugamous
chasmogamous
cleistogamous
cryptogamous
dichogamous
endogamous
entomogamous
epigamous
eurygamous
exogamous
hemigamous
heterogamous
hologamous
homogamous
hydrogamous
hypergamous
hypogamous
mixogamous
monogamous
oogamous
orthogamous
polygamous
pseudogamous
stenogamous
syngamous
trigamous
xenogamous
zerogamous
zoogamous

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