Gametocyte

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  • noun. A cell from which gametes develop by meiotic division, especially a spermatocyte or an oocyte.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A gamete.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis.
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  • noun. A diploid germ cell that divides by meiosis into a gamete.
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  • noun. an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis
    • Word Usage
    "In the premier open access journal PLoS Biology, a study of children in Kenya reveals that those individuals harboring the transmissible gametocyte stage of malaria parasites are more attractive to the mosquito vectors that spread this disease."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cell  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    oocyte  spermatocyte  
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