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mac⋅ro⋅gam⋅ete

  [mak-roh-gam-eet, -guh-meet]
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–noun Cell Biology.
(in heterogamous reproduction) the larger and usually female of a pair of conjugating gametes.
Origin:
1895–1900; macro- + gamete
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mac·ro·gam·ete   (māk'rō-gām'ēt, -gə-mēt')   
n.  The larger, usually female of two conjugating gametes in a heterogamous organism. Also called megagamete.
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Main Entry: mac·ro·ga·mete
Pronunciation: "mak-rO-g&-'mEt, -'gam-"Et
Function: noun
: the larger and usually female gamete of aheterogamous organism —compare MICROGAMETE
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macrogamete mac·ro·ga·mete (māk'rō-gām'ēt, -gə-mēt')
n.
The larger of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the female, in an organism that reproduces by heterogamy. Also called megagamete.

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macrogamete   (māk'rō-gām'ēt, -gə-mēt')  Pronunciation Key 
The larger of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the female, in an organism that reproduces by heterogamy.
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