MEANING
The cell formed by the union of reproductive cells during fertilization.
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- zygote formation
- developing zygote
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The zygote began to divide.
The microscope followed the developing zygote.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular zygote; plural zygotes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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