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See also: Zygote
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Zygote1.jpg/220px-Zygote1.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ζυγωτός (zugōtós, “yoked”), past participle of ζυγόω (zugóō, “to yoke”), from ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm (“yoke”). By surface analysis, zygo- + -ote. Cognate with yoke and jugular.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈzaɪɡəʊt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈzaɪɡoʊt/
Noun
[edit]zygote (plural zygotes)
- A fertilized egg cell.
- Hyponyms: homozygote, heterozygote
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]fertilized egg cell
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Further reading
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zygote m (plural zygotes)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “zygote”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yewg-
- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- English terms suffixed with -ote
- English 2-syllable words
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- English lemmas
- English nouns
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- French 2-syllable words
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