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macrogamete

macrogamete noun: the larger of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the female ovule in plants or ovum for animals.

Noun

macrogamete (plural macrogametes)

  1. The larger of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the female ovule in plants or ovum for animals.
    Synonyms:
    megagamete
    Antonyms:
    microgamete

macrogamete meaning in Tamil

macrogamete in Tamil

பெரும்புணரி

Synonyms of macrogamete

Antonyms

Forms of macrogamete

pluralmacrogametes

Origin of macrogamete

From macro- + gamete.

Questions about macrogamete

What does macrogamete mean?
Macrogamete means the larger of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the female ovule in plants or ovum for animals.
What is macrogamete in Tamil?
Macrogamete in Tamil is பெரும்புணரி. See Macrogamete meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is macrogamete?
Macrogamete is a noun.
What is the plural of macrogamete?
The plural of macrogamete is macrogametes.

Words near macrogamete in the dictionary

  1. macrofungal
  2. macrofungi
  3. macrofungus
  4. macrofur
  5. macrofurs
  6. macrogamete
  7. macrogametes
  8. macrogametocyte
  9. macrogametocytes
  10. macrogametogenesis
  11. macrogametophyte

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