zoosperm

[ zoh-uh-spurm ]

/ ˈzoʊ əˌspɜrm /

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noun

Botany, Mycology Archaic. zoospore.

Zoology. spermatozoon.

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Origin of zoosperm

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

OTHER WORDS FROM zoosperm

zo·o·sper·mat·ic

[zoh-uh-sper-mat-ik], /ˌzoʊ ə spərˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby zoosperm

zooplankter, zooplankton, zooplasty, zoopraxiscope, zoosemiotics, zoosperm, zoosporangium, zoospore, zoosterol, zootechnics, zootomy

British Dictionary definitions for zoosperm

zoosperm

/ (ˈzəʊəˌspɜːm) /

noun

another word for spermatozoon

Derived forms of zoosperm

zoospermatic (ˌzəʊəspɜːˈmætɪk), adjective

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