oogamete
[ oh-uh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]
/ oʊ əˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /
noun Cell Biology.
OTHER WORDS FROM oogamete
o·og·a·mous [oh-og-uh-muh s] /oʊˈɒg ə məs/, adjective o·og·a·my, nounWords nearby oogamete
British Dictionary definitions for oogamy
oogamy
/ (əʊˈɒɡəmɪ) /
noun
sexual reproduction involving a small motile male gamete and a large much less motile female gamete: occurs in all higher animals and some plants
Derived forms of oogamy
oogamous, adjectiveMedical definitions for oogamy
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 oogamy
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.