macrogamete

American  

[mak-roh-gam-eet, -guh-meet] / ˌmæk roʊˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

noun

Cell Biology.

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

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macrogamete British  

/ ˌmækrəʊˈɡæmiːt, ˌmɛɡəˈɡæmiːt /

noun

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

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macrogamete Scientific  

/ măk′rō-găm′ēt,-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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Etymology

Origin of macrogamete

First recorded in 1895–1900; macro- + gamete

Example Sentences

A smaller gamete sex type, called a microgamete, fertilizes a larger sex type, called a macrogamete, producting a 2n zygote.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Within the mosquito the parasite undergoes a further development into male and female sexual forms, which may also form in the blood, termed respectively microgametocyte and macrogamete.

From Disease and Its Causes by Councilman, William Thomas