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heterogamete

heterogamete noun: either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum.

Noun

heterogamete (plural heterogametes)

  1. Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum.
    Synonyms:
    anisogamete

heterogamete meaning in Tamil

heterogamete in Tamil

இதரபுணரி, பலவினப்புணரி, பல்லினப்புணரி

Synonyms of heterogamete

Forms of heterogamete

pluralheterogametes

Origin of heterogamete

From hetero- + gamete.

Words formed from heterogamete

Questions about heterogamete

What does heterogamete mean?
Heterogamete means either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum.
What is heterogamete in Tamil?
Heterogamete in Tamil is இதரபுணரி, பலவினப்புணரி, பல்லினப்புணரி. See Heterogamete meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heterogamete?
Heterogamete is a noun.
What is the plural of heterogamete?
The plural of heterogamete is heterogametes.

Words near heterogamete in the dictionary

  1. heterofunctionalizations
  2. heterogalactan
  3. heterogalactans
  4. heterogalacturonan
  5. heterogalacturonans
  6. heterogamete
  7. heterogametes
  8. heterogametic
  9. heterogameties
  10. heterogametism
  11. heterogamety

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Adapted from Wiktionary: heterogamete (page history and authors); heterogamete (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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