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spermatozoid definition

sper·ma·to·zoid (-zō′id)

noun

Bot. in certain mosses, ferns, etc., a male gamete that moves by means of flagella: it is usually produced in an antheridium

Etymology: < spermatozoon + -id

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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