spermatozoon meaning

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spermatozoon (noun): the male reproductive cell; the male gamete.

Definition of spermatozoon

  1. the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
    • a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material

    Synonyms: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan

    Type of: gamete

spermatozoon in a sentence

Scrabble score: 25 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in ON · 12-letter words

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