microgamete

noun mi·cro·ga·mete \-ˈga-ˌmēt also -gə-ˈmēt\

Definition of MICROGAMETE

: the smaller and usually male gamete of a heterogamous organism

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1888

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·ga·mete \-ˈgam-ˌēt, -gə-ˈmēt\

: the smaller and usually male gamete of an organism producing two types of gametes—compare macrogamete

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