macrogamete

[ mak-roh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]
/ ˌmæk roʊˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

noun Cell Biology.

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

Origin of macrogamete

First recorded in 1895–1900; macro- + gamete

Words nearby macrogamete

macroeconomics, macroetch, macroevolution, macroform, macrofossil, macrogamete, macrogametocyte, macrogenitosomia, macrogenitosomia precox, macroglia, macroglobulin

British Dictionary definitions for macrogamete

macrogamete

megagamete (ˌmɛɡəˈɡæmiːt)

/ (ˌmækrəʊˈɡæmiːt) /

noun

the larger and apparently female of two gametes in conjugating protozoans Compare microgamete

Medical definitions for macrogamete

macrogamete
[ măk′rō-găm′ēt, -gə-mēt′ ]

n.

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

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.