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oogamy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /oʊˈɒɡəmi/

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From oo- + -gamy.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: аагамія (aahamija) — a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile
  • Finnish: oogamia — a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile
  • French: oogamie — a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile
  • Irish: úgamacht — a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile
  • Italian: oogamia — a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile
  • Polish: oogamia — a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile
  • Russian: оогамия (oogamija) — a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile
  • Ukrainian: оогамія (oohamija) — a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile