spermatozoon

/ˌspɜːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/ · noun

Meaning

A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.

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Related words

sperm(English)sperm cell(English)woman(English)spermatozoön(English)spermule(English)spermatozoan(English)spermatocyte(English)spermatozoid(English)ovum(English)zygote(English)oocyte(English)chromosome(English)

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