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spermatozoid (encz) | spermatozoid, n: |
Spermatozoid (gcide) | Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos
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 spermatozoon. In
plants the more usual term is antherozoid.
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spermatozoid (wn) | spermatozoid
n 1: a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or
gymnosperm [syn: antherozoid, spermatozoid] |
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Spermatozoid (gcide) | Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos
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 spermatozoon. In
plants the more usual term is antherozoid.
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