microgamete

[ mahy-kroh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]
/ ˌmaɪ kroʊˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

noun Cell Biology.

(in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.

Origin of microgamete

First recorded in 1890–95; micro- + gamete

Words nearby microgamete

microfilm plotter, microfilter, microflora, microform, microfossil, microgamete, microgametocyte, microgametophyte, microgastria, microgeneration, microgenia

Example sentences from the Web for microgamete

British Dictionary definitions for microgamete

microgamete
/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɡæmiːt) /

noun

the smaller and apparently male of two gametes in conjugating protozoans Compare macrogamete

Medical definitions for microgamete

microgamete
[ mī′krō-găm′ēt′, -gə-mēt′ ]

n.

The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the male, in a heterogamous organism.

Scientific definitions for microgamete

microgamete
[ mī′krō-găm′ēt′, -gə-mēt′ ]

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