Gametes

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of gamete form-of, plural

Example

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"Once a year, on cues from the lunar cycle and the water temperature, entire colonies of coral reefs simultaneously release their tiny eggs and sperm, called gametes, into the ocean."

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