spermatozoid

American  

[spur-muh-tuh-zoh-id, spur-mat-uh-] / ˌspɜr mə təˈzoʊ ɪd, spɜrˌmæt ə- /

noun

Botany, Mycology.

1. a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.

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spermatozoid British  

/ ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊɪd /

noun

1. botany another name for antherozoid

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spermatozoid Scientific  

/ spər-măt′ə-zō′ĭd /

1. A male reproductive cell produced in an antheridium, as in algae, fungi, and nonflowering plants. Each spermatozoid has cilia that propel it toward the archegonium.

2. Also called antherozoid

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Etymology

Origin of spermatozoid

First recorded in 1855–60; spermatozo(on) + -id ¹

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Example Sentences

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spermatozoid

At this moment it produces on the surface of the egg a coagulation, which prevents the entrance of a second spermatozoid.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel

At the same time a nuclear liquid arising from the protoplasm of the egg becomes concentrated around the chromatin of the spermatozoid, while the nucleus of the egg remains in place and does not change.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel

By careful observation the student may possibly be able to follow the spermatozoid into the oögonium, where it enters the egg cell at the clear spot on its surface.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell

J, a small portion of one of these more magnified, showing a spermatozoid in each cell.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell

And even from the protoplasm of the egg without its nucleus, with the aid of a spermatozoid.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel

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