macrogamete

[ mak-roh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]

nounCell Biology.
  1. (in heterogamous reproduction) the larger and usually female of a pair of conjugating gametes.

Origin of macrogamete

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; macro- + gamete

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British Dictionary definitions for macrogamete

macrogamete

megagamete (ˌmɛɡəˈɡæmiːt)

/ (ˌmækrəʊˈɡæmiːt) /


noun
  1. the larger and apparently female of two gametes in conjugating protozoans: Compare microgamete

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Scientific definitions for macrogamete

macrogamete

[ măk′rō-gămēt, -gə-mēt ]


  1. The larger of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the female, in an organism that reproduces by heterogamy.

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