amphiapomict

noun

am·​phi·​ap·​o·​mict

¦amfēˈapəˈmikt

plural -s

: an organism reproducing both sexually and asexually

Word History

Etymology

amphi- + apo- + Greek miktos blended

First Known Use

circa 1948, in the meaning defined above

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