gameto-


  1. a combining form representing gamete: gametophore.

Origin of gameto-

1
<New Latin gamet(a) gamete + -o--o-
  • Also especially before a vowel, gamet-.

Words Nearby gameto-

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How to use gameto- in a sentence

  • The process of cell-division, whereby the germ-cells or gametes are made, is called gameto-genesis.

    Woman and Womanhood | C. W. Saleeby

British Dictionary definitions for gameto-

gameto-

combining form
  1. gamete: gametocyte

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