dichogamy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίχα (díkha, “in two, asunder; differently, oppositely”) +‎ -gamy.

Noun

dichogamy (uncountable)

1. (biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.

Synonyms

• sequential hermaphrodism

Hyponyms

• protogyny
• protandry

Coordinate terms

• homogamy
• cosexuality

Related terms

• dichogamous / dichogamic

Translations

dichogamy

• French: hermaphrodisme successif m, hermaphrodisme séquentiel m
• German: Dichogamie
• Irish: diceagamacht f
• Russian: дихогамия (ru) (dixogamija)
• Tagalog: duhanggulangan