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gametocyte

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A diploid germ cell that divides by meiosis into a gamete.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cell

Narrower terms: oocyte, spermatocyte

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English gameto- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English gametocyte From gameto- + -cyte.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: gametosiet — cell that divides into a gamete
  • Chinese Mandarin: 配子體 /配子体 (pèizǐtǐ) — cell that divides into a gamete
  • Finnish: gametosyytti — cell that divides into a gamete
  • French: gamétocyte — cell that divides into a gamete
  • Polish: gametocyt — cell that divides into a gamete
  • Russian: гаметоци́т (gametocít) — cell that divides into a gamete