oogamete

[ oh-uh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]
/ oʊ əˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

noun Cell Biology.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM oogamete

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

Words nearby oogamete

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

Medical definitions for oogamous (1 of 2)

oogamous
[ ō-ŏg′ə-məs ]

adj.

Characterized by or having small motile male gametes and large nonmotile female gametes.

Medical definitions for oogamous (2 of 2)

oogamete
[ ō′ə-găm′ēt′, -gə-mēt′ ]

n.

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

Scientific definitions for oogamous

oogamy
[ ō-ŏg′ə-mē ]

A system of sexual reproduction in which one gamete (called the egg) is large and nonmotile, while the other (called the sperm) is small and motile. Oogamy is a type of heterogamy. Compare isogamy.

Other words from oogamy

oogamous adjective