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Definition of: antherozoid
(an′thər·ə·zō′id, an′thər·ə·zoid′) noun Bot.
The male fecundating cell in cryptogams. It is a minute mass of protoplasm, provided with vibratory cilia, and produced in an antheridium. Also an′ther·o·zo′oid (-zō′oid). [<ANTHER + ZOOID]
—an′ther·o·zo′i·dal (-zō′ə·dəl), an′ther·o·zo·oi′dal (-zō·oid′l) adjective
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