noun
spermatozoon
Spermatozoon (noun) means a reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.
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A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “sperm”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “living thing”), equivalent to spermato- + -zoon.
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"spermatozoon" (noun) means a reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.