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1. Denoting the gamete (sex cell) that, during sexual reproduction, fuses with a male gamete in the process of fertilization. Female gametes are generally larger than the male gametes and are usually immotile (see oosphere; ovum).

2. (Denoting) an individual organism whose reproductive organs produce only female gametes. Compare hermaphrodite.

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