spermatozoaladj.
Physiology.
Of or pertaining to spermatozoa; of the nature of a spermatozoon.
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1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals xii. 661 The ascription of a spermatozoal nature to the striæ of the modified endoplastules is not warranted.
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) Introd. p. xxv Fusion of the nuclei, often termed the male (spermatozoal) and female (ovular) pronuclei.
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spermatoˈzoan adj.
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1954 G. I. M. Swyer Reprod. & Sex ii. 24 The spermatozoan content of the ejaculate.
spermatoˈzoic adj.
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1858 J. W. Draper Human Physiol. (ed. 2) 518 Spermatozoic filaments, developing in Certhea vulgaris.
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