oogamete

[ oh-uh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]

/ oʊ əˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

one of a pair of structurally dissimilar gametes, the female gamete being large and nonmotile and the male gamete being small and motile.

Origin of oogamete

First recorded in 1890–95; oo- + gamete

o·og·a·mous

[oh-og-uh-muh s] /oʊˈɒg ə məs/, adjective o·og·a·my, noun

ooblast, oocyst, oocyte, oodles, oof, oogamete, oogamous, oogamy, oogenesis, oogonium, ooh

oogamete

[ ō′ə-găm′ēt′, -gə-mēt′ ]

A female gamete, especially the larger of two gametes produced by an oogamous species.