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Spermatozoan

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Noun

1. sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon

the male reproductive cell; the male gamete

Example Sentences:
'a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spermatozoan

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noun plural -zoa (-ˈzəʊə)
any of the male reproductive cells released in the semen during ejaculation, consisting of a flattened egg-shaped head, a long neck, and a whiplike tail by which it moves to fertilize the female ovum
. Also called: sperm, zoosperm

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Spermatozoan

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nounWord forms: plural ˌspermatoˈzoa (ˈspɜrmətəˈzoʊə ; spʉrˈmətəzōˈə; spərˌmætəˈzoʊə ; spərmatˌəzōˈə)
the male germ cell, found in semen, which penetrates the ovum, or egg, of the female to fertilize it: typically it consists of a head containing a large nucleus, a small midsection, and a whiplike tail used for locomotion

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Spermatozoan

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n. pl. sper·mat·o·zo·a (-zōə)
The mature male gamete of an animal, usually consisting of a nucleate head, a short neck, and a thin motile tail.

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