spermatozoon

noun
sper·​ma·​to·​zo·​on | \ (ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-ˌän How to pronounce spermatozoon (audio) , -ˈzō-ən, ˌspər-mə-tə-\
plural spermatozoa\ (ˌ)spər-​ˌma-​tə-​ˈzō-​ə How to pronounce spermatozoa (audio) , ˌspər-​mə-​tə-​ \

Definition of spermatozoon

1 : a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum

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Other Words from spermatozoon

spermatozoal \ (ˌ)spər-​ˌma-​tə-​ˈzō-​əl How to pronounce spermatozoal (audio) , ˌspər-​mə-​tə-​ \ adjective

Examples of spermatozoon in a Sentence

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After extracting spermatozoa from several mice, the team freeze-dried the cells and sent them to the International Space Station in August 2013. National Geographic, "Space Sperm Produces Healthy Baby Mice," 22 May 2017

First Known Use of spermatozoon

circa 1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for spermatozoon

New Latin

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spermatozoon

noun
sper·​ma·​to·​zo·​on | \ -ˈzō-ˌän, -ˈzō-ən How to pronounce spermatozoon (audio) \
plural spermatozoa\ -​ˈzō-​ə How to pronounce spermatozoa (audio) \

Medical Definition of spermatozoon

: a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum