amixia

noun

amix·​ia

(ˈ)āˈmiksēə

plural -s

biology

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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