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Noun: spermatozoid  ,spur,ma-tu'zow-id or ,spur-mu-tu'zow-id
  1. A motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga, fern or gymnosperm
    "spermatozoids swim through water to reach the egg cell";
    - antherozoid

Derived forms: spermatozoids

Type of: gamete

Encyclopedia: Spermatozoid