gonotokont

noun

go·​not·​o·​kont

variants or gonotocont

gōˈnätəˌkänt

plural -s

1

: gonocyte

2

: a cell or organ in which meiosis occurs

Word History

Etymology

gon- + Greek tokōnt-, tokōn, present participle of tokan to be near delivery; akin to Greek teknon child

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