macrogamete

[ mak-roh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]

/ ˌmæk roʊˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

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noun Cell Biology.

(in heterogamous reproduction) the larger and usually female of a pair of conjugating gametes.

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Origin of macrogamete

First recorded in 1895–1900; macro- + gamete

Words nearby macrogamete

macroeconomics, macroetch, macroevolution, macroform, macrofossil, macrogamete, macroglia, macroglobulin, macrograph, macrography, macroinstruction

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British Dictionary definitions for macrogamete

macrogamete

megagamete (ˌmɛɡəˈɡæmiːt)

/ (ˌmækrəʊˈɡæmiːt) /

noun

the larger and apparently female of two gametes in conjugating protozoansCompare microgamete

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Scientific definitions for macrogamete

macrogamete

[ măk′rō-găm′ēt, -gə-mēt′ ]

The larger of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the female, in an organism that reproduces by heterogamy.