Etymology

antherozoid

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Today it means: One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνθηρός“flowery”
  2. English todayantherozoid

From Ancient Greek ἀνθηρός (anthērós, “flowery”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”) + -oid.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀνθηρός all →

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