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oogamete

American  
[oh-uh-gam-eet, -guh-meet] / oʊ əˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

noun

Cell Biology.

  1. one of a pair of structurally dissimilar gametes, the female gamete being large and nonmotile and the male gamete being small and motile.

Other Word Forms

  • oogamous adjective
  • oogamy noun

Etymology

Origin of oogamete

First recorded in 1890–95; oo- + gamete

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