microgamete

noun Cell Biology.

1. (in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.

noun

1. the smaller and apparently male of two gametes in conjugating protozoansCompare macrogamete

n.

1. The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the male, in a heterogamous organism.

1. The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the male, in an organism that reproduces by heterogamy.