What does "oocyte" mean?

A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

What is a synonym for "oocyte"?

Common synonyms include: egg cell, egg cell stage, female gamete, ovum.

Pronounced //ˈoʊ.oʊ.saɪt//.

/ˈoʊ.oʊ.saɪt/ noun

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Noun

1
A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
2
a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions wordnet

From oo- + -cyte.