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planogamete

[plan-oh-gam-eet, plan-uh-guh-meet]
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noun Biology.
  1. a motile gamete.
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Origin of planogamete

First recorded in 1885–90; plano-2 + gamete
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British Dictionary definitions for planogamete

planogamete

noun
  1. a motile gamete, such as a spermatozoon
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Word Origin

C19: from Greek planos wandering (see planet) + gamete
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