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Exogamic

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Adjective

1. exogamic, exogamous

characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related

2. exogamic, exogamous

pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe

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Exogamic

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noun
1. sociology, anthropology
the custom or an act of marrying a person belonging to another tribe, clan, or similar social unit
Compare endogamy
2. biology
fusion of gametes from parents that are not closely related

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Exogamic

see synonyms of exogamic
noun
1. 
the custom, often inviolable, of marrying only outside one's own clan, tribe, etc.; outbreeding
see also endogamy
2.  Botany
cross-pollination

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