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spermatozoid

UK/spɜː(ɹ)ˈmætəˌzəʊ.ɪd/

spermatozoid noun: a motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.

Noun

spermatozoid (plural spermatozoids)

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

spermatozoid meaning in Tamil and Arabic

spermatozoid in Tamil

விந்துரு

spermatozoid in Arabic

male gamete of certain basal plants
حيوان منوي ḥayawān manawī

Forms of spermatozoid

pluralspermatozoids

Origin of spermatozoid

From spermatozoon + -id.

Questions about spermatozoid

What does spermatozoid mean?
Spermatozoid means a motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.
What is spermatozoid in Tamil?
Spermatozoid in Tamil is விந்துரு. See Spermatozoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spermatozoid?
Spermatozoid is a noun.
How do you pronounce spermatozoid?
Spermatozoid is pronounced /spɜː(ɹ)ˈmætəˌzəʊ.ɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of spermatozoid?
The plural of spermatozoid is spermatozoids.

Words near spermatozoid in the dictionary

  1. spermatozoa
  2. spermatozoal
  3. spermatozoan
  4. spermatozoans
  5. spermatozoic
  6. spermatozoid
  7. spermatozoids
  8. spermatozooid
  9. spermatozooids
  10. spermatozoon
  11. spermatozoön

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spermatozoid (page history and authors); spermatozoid (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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