Definitions for spermatozoid
spɜrˌmæt əˈzoʊ ɪdsper·ma·to·zoid

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1. antherozoid, spermatozoidnoun

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

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1. spermatozoidnoun

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

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1. Spermatozoid

   A spermatozoon (; also spelled spermatozoön; pl. spermatozoa; from Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma) 'seed', and ζῷον (zôion) 'animal') is a motile sperm cell, or moving form of the haploid cell that is the male gamete. A spermatozoon joins an ovum to form a zygote. (A zygote is a single cell, with a complete set of chromosomes, that normally develops into an embryo.) Sperm cells contribute approximately half of the nuclear genetic information to the diploid offspring (excluding, in most cases, mitochondrial DNA). In mammals, the sex of the offspring is determined by the sperm cell: a spermatozoon bearing an X chromosome will lead to a female (XX) offspring, while one bearing a Y chromosome will lead to a male (XY) offspring. Sperm cells were first observed in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's laboratory in 1677.

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1. spermatozoid

   A spermatozoid, also known as sperm cell, is the male reproductive cell or gamete in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger, "female" reproductive cell and a smaller, "male" one). It is a mobile cell designed to fertilize the female egg in order to produce offspring. They are typically characterized by their microscopic size and high motility, often featuring a flagellum for locomotion.

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1. Spermatozoidnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos form.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spermatozoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spermatozoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spermatozoid
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spermatozoid
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatozoid
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spermatozoid