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Noun: oogamy  ow'ó-gu-mee
  1. (biology) a form of sexual reproduction in which a large, non-motile female gamete (egg) fuses with a smaller, motile male gamete (sperm)
    "Oogamy is common in many animal species and some plants"

Derived forms: oogamies

Encyclopedia: Oogamy