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isogonism

noun
isog·o·nism | \īˈsägəˌnizəm\
plural -s

Definition of isogonism 

: the quality or state of having similar medusae or gonophores —used of hydroids of different genera

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History and Etymology for isogonism

is- + gon- + -ism

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