Definitions for oogameteoʊ əˈgæm it, -gəˈmit
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•o•gam•eteoʊ əˈgæm it, -gəˈmit(n.)
one of a pair of structurally dissimilar gametes, the female gamete being large and nonmotile and the male gamete being small and motile.
Category: Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
Origin of oogamete:
1890–95
o•og′a•my(n.)
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