spermaˈtoon Biol.
Pl. -ˈtoa.
[f. spermato- + Gr. {wlenisisub}όν egg.]
A spermatid.
| 1875 Brande & Cox Dict. Sci., etc. III. 530/1 Sometimes the sperm-cell contains a single spermatoon, sometimes several spermatoa. |
spermaˈtoon Biol.
Pl. -ˈtoa.
[f. spermato- + Gr. {wlenisisub}όν egg.]
A spermatid.
| 1875 Brande & Cox Dict. Sci., etc. III. 530/1 Sometimes the sperm-cell contains a single spermatoon, sometimes several spermatoa. |
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