gonocyte

English

Etymology

From gono- +‎ -cyte.

Noun

gonocyte (plural gonocytes)

1. (biology) A long-lived germ cell responsible for spermatogenesis in males and oogenesis in females

Hyponyms

• gametogonium
• spermatogonium
• oogonium
• oocyte
• ootid
• ovum

Translations

Translations

• Italian: gonocito (it)

French

Noun

gonocyte m (plural gonocytes)

1. gonocyte

Further reading

• “gonocyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.