Usually means: Fertilization by one single sperm.
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  2. monospermy: Wiktionary
  3. monospermy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  4. monospermy: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. monospermy: Dictionary.com

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  1. monospermy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (biology) The fertilization of an oocyte by a single spermatozoon.

Similar:
monocyesis, monoecy, monembryony, monostely, monosomy, monocephaly, monoeciousness, mononuclear, monoicy, monocellularity, more...

Opposite:
polyspermy

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Similar:
monocyesis, monoecy, monembryony, monostely, monosomy, monocephaly, monoeciousness, mononuclear, monoicy, monocellularity, more...

Opposite:
polyspermy



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