zoosperm

American

[zoh-uh-spurm] / ˈzoʊ əˌspɜrm /

noun

Botany, Mycology Archaic. zoospore.
Zoology. spermatozoon.

zoosperm British

/ ˈzəʊəˌspɜːm /

noun

another word for spermatozoon

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Other Word Forms

zoospermatic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of zoosperm

First recorded in 1830–40; zoo- + -sperm

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