zoogamete

Term: zoogamete (n)

Literally meaning: “gamete of animal”

Origin: Anc Greek

zoo-gamete

ζώον/zoon=a live thing, animal ⇒ζωή/zoi(=life)

γάμος/gamos(=comb. form meaning "marriage, sexual union”)

γαμετή/gameti(=a wife)> γαμέτης/gametes(=a husband)

>γαμέω/gameo(=to take to wife)

Coined/History

Definition

Zoogamete is a motile gamete that can move independently.