gametocyte

noun Biology.

1. a cell that produces gametes.

noun

1. an animal or plant cell that develops into gametes by meiosisSee also oocyte, spermatocyte

n.

1. A cell from which gametes develop by meiotic division, especially a spermatocyte or an oocyte.

1. A cell from which gametes develop by meiosis. Oocytes and spermatocytes are gametocytes.