Antherozooid

/ænθərəˈzoʊɔɪd/ noun

An alternative or variant term for antherozoid; a male gamete produced by mosses and ferns with flagella for movement.

From 'anthera' (anther) + 'zoon' (animal) + '-oid' (resembling), with an alternate spelling pattern. This variant emerged as scientists standardized nomenclature in the late 1800s.

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