"oogamy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /oʊˈɒɡəmi/
Etymology: From oo- + -gamy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|oo-|-gamy}} oo- + -gamy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oogamy (uncountable)
  1. (biology) A form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. ovum) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile. Wikipedia link: oogamy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: oogamous Related terms: oogamete Translations (a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile): аагамія (aahamija) [feminine] (Belarusian), oogamia (Finnish), oogamie [feminine] (French), úgamacht [feminine] (Irish), oogamia [feminine] (Italian), oogamia [feminine] (Polish), оогамия (oogamija) [feminine] (Russian), оогамія (oohamija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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