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oogamete

noun
oo·​gamete | \ ¦ōə+\

Definition of oogamete

: a female gamete specifically : a relatively large nonmotile gamete containing reserve material for use by the developing zygote that results when a sperm fuses with such a gamete

History and Etymology for oogamete

o- + gamete

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