anisogamete

[ an-ahy-soh-guh-meet, -gam-eet, an-ahy-soh-gam-eet ]
/ ænˌaɪ soʊ gəˈmit, -ˈgæm it, ˌæn aɪ soʊˈgæm it /

noun Biology.

either of a pair of unlike gametes, usually differing in size.

Origin of anisogamete

OTHER WORDS FROM anisogamete

an·i·so·ga·met·ic [an-ahy-soh-guh-met-ik, an-ahy-] /ænˌaɪ soʊ gəˈmɛt ɪk, ˌæn aɪ-/, adjective