English Explanatory Dictionary

perforatorium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The acrosome.

Word forms

perforatorium perforatoria

Etymology

So called on the assumption that it might assist the spermatozoon in boring into the egg. Compare perforate.

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