spermatozoa
- plural of spermatozoon.
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Spermatozoa and blood corpuscles are single cells, and also have little water in them.
From Economist • Feb. 4, 2016
Spermatozoa carried along by water currents can fertilize the oocytes borne in the mesohyl of other sponges.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Lankester, “Mobility of the Spermatozoa of Limulus,” Quart.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
Spermatozoa and Ova.—In all the higher animals, including the hermaphrodites, the male germinal cells, or spermatozoa are characterized by their mobility.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste
Spermatozoa are produced in Spongilla from spherical cells not unlike the eggs in general appearance.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
