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spermatozoid |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozo["o]n + Gr ??? form.] (Biol.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also {spermatozo["o]n}. In plants the more usual term is {antherozoid}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spermatozoid n : a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm [syn: {antherozoid}]
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