progamete

[proh-gam-eet, proh-guh-meet]

noun Biology.

a cell that is the precursor of one ovum or many spermatozoa; a spermatocyte or oocyte.

Origin of progamete

First recorded in 1890–95; pro-² + gamete

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Examples from the Web for progamete

Historical Examples of progamete

The ocyte (progamete) gives rise by division to the ovum or true gamete, the nucleus of which is called the female pronucleus.
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