epigamic

[ ep-i-gam-ik ]
/ ˌɛp ɪˈgæm ɪk /

adjective Zoology.

attracting the opposite sex, as the colors of certain birds.

Origin of epigamic

1885–90; < Greek epígam(os) marriageable (see epi-, -gamous) + -ic

Words nearby epigamic

epidural space, epidurography, epiestriol, epifauna, epifocal, epigamic, epigastralgia, epigastric, epigastric artery, epigastric fossa, epigastric hernia

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British Dictionary definitions for epigamic

epigamic
/ (ˌɛpɪˈɡæmɪk) /

adjective

zoology attractive to the opposite sex epigamic coloration