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amixia

noun
amix·​ia | \ (ˈ)āˈmiksēə\
plural -s

Definition of amixia

biology
: absence of interbreeding (as that resulting from geographical isolation)

First Known Use of amixia

1882, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for amixia

New Latin, from Greek, purity, lack of intercourse, from amiktos unmixed, pure, unsociable (from a- a- entry 2 + miktos mixed, from meignynai to mix) + -ia

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