microgamete

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mi·cro·gam·ete

(mī′krō-găm′ēt′, -gə-mēt′)

The smaller of two conjugating gametes in an anisogamous organism.

microgamete

(ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɡæmiːt)

(Biology) the smaller and apparently male of two gametes in conjugating protozoans. Compare macrogamete

mi•cro•gam•ete

(ˌmaɪ kroʊˈgæm it, -gəˈmit)

n.

the smaller cell, considered as the male, in the reproduction by conjugation of unlike gametes.

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