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ANISOGAMETE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anisogamete mean?
• ANISOGAMETE (noun)
The noun ANISOGAMETE has 1 sense:
1. either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size
Familiarity information: ANISOGAMETE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("anisogamete" is a kind of...):
gamete (a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)
Derivation:
anisogametic (relating to either of a pair of dissimilar (anisogamic) gametes combining in sexual reproduction)
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