syzygy
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views updated Jun 08 2018syzygy (astron.) †conjunction, (now) conjunction and opposition of two celestial bodies XVII; applied to various unions or combinations XIX. — late L.
sȳzygia — Gr.
suzugíā yoke, pair, conjunction, f.
súzugos yoked, paired, f.
SY- + *
zug- YOKE.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
syzygy
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views updated May 17 2018syzygy In certain types of protozoa, an association between potential
gametocytes, prior to gamete formation, in which fusion of nuclei does not occur.
A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY
