Added 10 October 2026
gamete
/ˈɡæmiːt/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gamete at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
Origin
From Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), ultimately from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).
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