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macrogamete definition

macro·ga·mete (-gam′ēt′, -ga mēt′)

noun

the larger of two conjugating cells in heterogamous sexual reproduction, considered to be female

Etymology: macro- + gamete

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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