Definition of "zoosperm" []

• See spermatozoon. (noun)

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• "Even more than this: It is supposed that each ovum and each zoosperm contains not only the gemmules necessary to reproduce the individuals who produced them, but also a number of gemmules which have been transmitted from the individuals 'ancestors."
• "It will be seen, then, that each spermatozoon, or zoosperm, actually contains, in an embryonic condition, every organ and tissue of the individual producing it."
• "-- It is often asked, and the question has elicited some discussion, Which is the principal reproductive element; the zoosperm, or the ovum?"