ágamo
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄγαμος (ágamos).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡa.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡɐ.mu/ [ˈa.ɣɐ.mu]
- Hyphenation: á‧ga‧mo
Adjective
ágamo (feminine ágama, masculine plural ágamos, feminine plural ágamas)
- (biology, of reproduction) agamic (occurring without the union of male and female gametes)
- Synonym: agâmico
Further reading
- “ágamo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ágamo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026