agamy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγαμος (ágamos, “unmarried, single (of men)”). From a- (“not”) +‎ -gamy (“marriage”).

agamy (countable and uncountable, plural agamies)

1. Absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.

   Coordinate terms: monogamy, polygamy

   • 2012, David Oconner, Cichlid Fish: The Fascinationg World of Cichlid Care, David Oc, →ISBN, page 28:

     Cichlids exhibit monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, and agamy. […] In agamous relationships, there is no bond formed at all. They separate from each other immediately after spawning.

2. (biology) Asexual reproduction.

• agamic, agamous

• Gamay, gamay