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Meaning Of Spermatozoid
n.
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.