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aplanogamete

[ ey-plan-uh-guh-meet, ey-plan-uh-guh-meet, ey-plan-uh-gam-eet ]
/ eɪˈplæn ə gəˌmit, eɪˌplæn ə gəˈmit, ˌeɪ plæn əˈgæm it /
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noun Cell Biology.
a nonmotile gamete.
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Origin of aplanogamete

1885–90; <Greek aplan(ḗs) unmoving (see a-6, planet) + -o- + gamete

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