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oogamete

oogamete noun: the female gamete; the egg cell or oosphere.

Noun

oogamete (plural oogametes)

  1. The female gamete; the egg cell or oosphere.

Forms of oogamete

pluraloogametes

Origin of oogamete

From oo- + gamete.

Questions about oogamete

What does oogamete mean?
Oogamete means the female gamete; the egg cell or oosphere.
What part of speech is oogamete?
Oogamete is a noun.
What is the plural of oogamete?
The plural of oogamete is oogametes.

Words near oogamete in the dictionary

  1. ooftish
  2. oofy
  3. Oog
  4. ooga booga
  5. oogabooga
  6. oogamete
  7. oogametes
  8. oogamous
  9. oogamously
  10. oogamy
  11. oogenera

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