oogamete

[ oh-uh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]

/ oʊ əˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

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noun Cell Biology.

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

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Origin of oogamete

First recorded in 1890–95; oo- + gamete

OTHER WORDS FROM oogamete

o·og·a·mous

[oh-og-uh-muhs], /oʊˈɒg ə məs/, adjectiveo·og·a·my, noun

Words nearby oogamete

oocyst, oocyte, O.O.D., oodles, oof, oogamete, oogamy, OO gauge, oogenesis, oogonium, ooh