A small opening or pore through which reproductive cells or gametes are released from an organism.
From Greek 'gonos' (reproduction) plus 'pore' (from 'poros' meaning passage). This zoological and botanical term describes the tiny exits used in reproduction.
Tiny sea creatures have gonopores—microscopic pores along their bodies that release millions of sperm and eggs into the ocean like living salt shakers of life!
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