ALL meanings of spermatozoon
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S s - noun plural spermatozoon one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell. 1
- abbreviation SPERMATOZOON sperm 1
- countable noun spermatozoon A spermatozoon is a sperm. 0
- noun spermatozoon 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 0
- noun spermatozoon 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 0