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    REPRODUCTIVE CELL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generationplay

    Synonyms:

    germ cell; reproductive cell; sex cell

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("reproductive cell" is a kind of...):

    cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reproductive cell"):

    gamete (a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)

    Holonyms ("reproductive cell" is a part of...):

    genital system; reproductive system (organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring)

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