What is another word for heteroicous?
Pronunciation: [hˌɛtɹə͡ʊˈɪkəs] (IPA) 
Heteroicous is a relatively uncommon term that refers to organisms that have separate sexes or produce dissimilar types of reproductive cells. Some synonyms for heteroicous include dioecious, gonochoric, unisexual, and binary. Dioecious means that the male and female reproductive organs are located on separate individuals of the same species. Gonochoric also refers to separate sexes, but can be applied to any organism that has physical differences among sexes. Unisexual is used to describe organisms that only have one sex, either male or female. Binary is another term used to describe separate sexes, but is commonly used in reference to protists or algae that produce dissimilar gametes.
