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megagamete

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

noun

, Cell Biology.


megagamete

/ ˌmɛɡəˈɡæmiːt /

noun

  1. another name for macrogamete
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of megagamete1

First recorded in 1890–95; mega- + gamete
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Example Sentences

Each female gametocyte gives rise to only a single female element (megagamete), after a process of nuclear purification.

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