Megagamete

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See macrogamete.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A large gamete or germ-cell, as distinguished from a microgamete; a macrogamete. The ovum is a megagamete, the spermatozoon a microgamete; the two unite to form a zygote.
    • Word Usage
    "In previous discussions of the subject I have urged that the only meaning of sex was the difference between the megagamete or ovum, and the microgamete or sperm."
     
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