spermatozoid

Noun

Meaning

The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

antherozoid ovum protein seed sperm pollen semen scum ejaculate spermatozoon invagination gamete sperm cell zoosperm spermatozoa
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Hypernyms

gamete

Close letter words and terms

spermatozoal spermatozoan spermatozoic spermatozooid spermatozoon spermaturia