aplanogamete

a·plan·o·ga·mete

[ey-plan-uh-guh-meet, ey-plan-uh-guh-meet, ey-plan-uh-gam-eet]
noun Cell Biology.
a nonmotile gamete.

Origin:
1885–90; < Greek aplan(ḗs) unmoving (see a-6, planet) + -o- + gamete

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