"spermatozoid" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spɜː(ɹ)ˈmætəˌzəʊ.ɪd/ [UK] Forms: spermatozoids [plural]
Etymology: From spermatozoon + -id. Etymology templates: {{af|en|spermatozoon|-id}} spermatozoon + -id Head templates: {{en-noun}} spermatozoid (plural spermatozoids)
  1. (biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (male gamete of certain basal plants): حيوان منوي (ḥayawān manawī) [masculine] (Arabic), spermatotsoidi (Finnish), anthérozoïde (French), spermatozoïde [masculine] (French), espermatozoide [masculine] (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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