oogamete

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

noun

, Cell Biology.

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

Other Words From

• o·og·a·mous [oh-, og, -, uh, -m, uh, s], adjective
• o·oga·my noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oogamete¹

First recorded in 1890–95; oo- + gamete