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Noun: spermatozoon (spermatozoa)  ,spur,ma-tu'zow-un or ,spur-mu-tu'zow-un or ,spur-mu-tu'zow,ón
  1. The male reproductive cell; the male gamete
    "a spermatozoon is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material";
    - sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan

Derived forms: spermatozoa

Type of: gamete

Part of: come [informal], ejaculate, male reproductive system, seed, semen, seminal fluid

Encyclopedia: Spermatozoon

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