zoosperm

zoosperm
\\ˈzōə+ˌ-\ noun

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zoospermatic /zoh'euh speuhr mat"ik/, adj.
/zoh"euh sperrm'/, n.
1. Bot., Mycol. Archaic. zoospore.
2. Zool. spermatozoon.
[1830-40; ZOO- + -SPERM]

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zōˈosperm, also zōosperˈmium noun (Gr sperma seed; biology)
1. A spermatozoid
2. A zoospore
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