microgamete

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noun

The smaller of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the male sperm or pollen

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Meanings

nounmicrogamete (plural microgametes)

plural microgametes

  1. biologyThe smaller of a pair of anisogamous, conjugating gametes; the male sperm or pollen

Origin

From micro- + gamete.

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Translations

French microgamète
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German Mikrogamet
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Polish mikrogameta
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Romanian microgamet
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Cite this entry
APA

microgamete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microgamete

MLA

“microgamete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microgamete. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microgamete,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microgamete.

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