Usually means: Sexual reproduction with different gametes.
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  1. oogamy: Merriam-Webster
  2. oogamy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. oogamy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. oogamy: Wiktionary
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  6. Oogamy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. oogamy: Encyclopedia

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  1. oogamy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. oogamy: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (oogamy)

noun:  (biology) 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.

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