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ootid definition

ootid (ō′ō tid, ō′ə-)

noun

a large, haploid cell produced at the second meiotic division, that quickly becomes an egg cell

Etymology: oo- + -t- + -id

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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