oogamete [oh-uh -gam -eet, -guh -meet ] WORD ORIGIN
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. Origin of oogamete First recorded in
1890–95; oo- +
gamete Related forms o·og·a·mous [oh-og -uh -muh s] /oʊˈɒg ə məs/ adjective o·og·a·my , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for oogamy noun sexual reproduction involving a small motile male gamete and a large much less motile female gamete: occurs in all higher animals and some plants
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Derived Forms oogamous , adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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oogamete [ō′ə-găm′ ēt′, -gə-mēt′ ]
n. A female gamete, especially the larger of two gametes produced by an oogamous species.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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A system of sexual reproduction in which one gamete (called the egg) is large and nonmotile, while the other (called the sperm) is small and motile. Oogamy is a type of heterogamy. Compare isogamy .
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Related forms oogamous adjective The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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