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spermatozoid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /spɜː(ɹ)ˈmætəˌzəʊ.ɪd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: antherozoid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gamete

History

Etymology

From spermatozoon + -id.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حيوان منوي (ḥayawān manawī) — male gamete of certain basal plants
  • Dutch: spermatozoïde — male gamete of certain basal plants
  • Finnish: spermatotsoidi — male gamete of certain basal plants
  • French: anthérozoïde — male gamete of certain basal plants
  • French: spermatozoïde — male gamete of certain basal plants
  • Polish: spermatozoid — male gamete of certain basal plants
  • Spanish: espermatozoide — male gamete of certain basal plants