ootid

(ōō tid, ōə-)

noun

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

Origin: oo- + -t- + -id

See ootid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A haploid cell that results from the meiotic division of an oocyte and becomes a female gamete or an ovum.

Origin:

Origin: oo-

Origin: + (sperma)tid

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