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eusperm

eusperm noun: in species that exhibit sperm heteromorphism, fertile sperm.

Noun

eusperm (plural eusperm)

  1. In species that exhibit sperm heteromorphism, fertile sperm.
    • […] the eusperm (i.e. the fertilizing spermatozoa) are filamentous cells with a tapered, tubular, terminal acrosome, an extremely elongate nucleus, a cylindrical sometimes spiral midpiece formed by two to six radially adpressed mitochondria […]2009, Daniel H. Shain, Annelids in Modern Biology, page 322

Forms of eusperm

pluraleusperm

Questions about eusperm

What does eusperm mean?
Eusperm means in species that exhibit sperm heteromorphism, fertile sperm.
What part of speech is eusperm?
Eusperm is a noun.
What is the plural of eusperm?
The plural of eusperm is eusperm.

Words near eusperm in the dictionary

  1. Euskaro-
  2. eusocial
  3. eusociality
  4. eusocially
  5. eusol
  6. eusperm
  7. eusporangia
  8. eusporangiate
  9. eusporangium
  10. euspory
  11. EUSS

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