gametocyte

[ guh-mee-tuh-sahyt, gam-i- ]

nounBiology.
  1. a cell that produces gametes.

Origin of gametocyte

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; gameto- + -cyte

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British Dictionary definitions for gametocyte

gametocyte

/ (ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌsaɪt) /


noun
  1. an animal or plant cell that develops into gametes by meiosis: See also oocyte, spermatocyte

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Scientific definitions for gametocyte

gametocyte

[ gə-mētə-sīt′ ]


  1. A cell from which gametes develop by meiosis. Oocytes and spermatocytes are gametocytes.

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