microgamete

[ mahy-kroh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]

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

Origin of microgamete

1
First recorded in 1890–95; micro- + gamete

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British Dictionary definitions for microgamete

microgamete

/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɡæmiːt) /


noun
  1. the smaller and apparently male of two gametes in conjugating protozoans: Compare macrogamete

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Scientific definitions for microgamete

microgamete

[ mī′krō-gămēt′, -gə-mēt ]


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

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