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Polyspermy

Pol′y-sperˊmy

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Noun.
(Biol.)
Fullness of sperm, or seed; the passage of more than one spermatozoon into the vitellus in the impregnation of the ovum.

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polyspermy

polyspermy

English

Noun

polyspermy (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The penetration of an ovum by more than one sperm