gamete
noun/ˈɡæmiːt/
Frequency rank: #19,729 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a mature reproductive cell (such as a sperm or egg) that can unite with another to form a new individual.
Example sentence
During fertilization, each parent contributes one gamete, and the two fuse to form a new organism.
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