noun, plural am·phi·mix·es [am-fuh–mik-seez] /ˌæm fəˈmɪk siz/.
- Biology. the merging of the nuclei of the sperm and egg cells; sexual reproduction.
- Psychoanalysis. the combining of anal and genital eroticism in the development of sexuality.
noun plural -mixes (-ˈmɪksiːz)
- true sexual reproduction by the fusion of gametes from two organismsCompare apomixis
n.
- The union of the sperm and egg in sexual reproduction.