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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgameto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡaˈmeto
"El gameto masculino es el espermatozoide."
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2 senses- 1
A reproductive cell that unites with another reproductive cell during fertilization in organisms that reproduce sexually.
"In humans, the male gamete is the sperm, while the female gamete is the egg." - 2
A cell that is involved in sexual reproduction, specifically a haploid cell that can fuse with another haploid cell.
"The fusion of two gametes results in the formation of a zygote."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'gamete' originates from the Greek word 'gametēs', meaning 'husband' or 'spouse', which is derived from 'gamein', meaning 'to marry'. It was first used in the biological context in the late 19th century to describe the reproductive cells involved in sexual reproduction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gamete" is said worldwide
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gamète
Transliteration: gamèt
"Le gamète mâle est le spermatozoïde."
Gamete
Transliteration: gaˈmeːtə
"Die männliche Gamete ist das Spermium."
gamete
Transliteration: ɡaˈmete
"Il gamete maschile è lo spermatozoo."
gameto
Transliteration: ɡaˈmeto
"El gameto masculino es el espermatozoide."
gameta
Transliteration: ɡaˈmɛtɐ
"O gameta masculino é o espermatozoide."
गैमेट
Transliteration: gāmeṭ
"पुरुष का गेमेट शुक्राणु है।"
配子
Transliteration: pèizi
"男性配子是精子。"
배우자
Transliteration: bae-uja
"남성 배우자는 정자입니다."
配偶子
Transliteration: はいぐうし
"男性の配偶子は精子です。"
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