zygote
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Noun — A eukaryotic cell that results from two gametes ("reproductive cells") fusing together during fertilisation.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing made up of Ancient Greek ζῠγωτός (zŭgōtós, "yoked") and English -ote (a suffix meaning "having [the thing to which it is attached]"). Ζῠγωτός (Zŭgōtós) itself derives from ζῠγόω (zŭgóō, "to join or yoke together") plus -τός (-tós, a suffix forming adjectives of possibility); and ζῠγόω (zŭgóō) comes...
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