spermatozoon
noun
sper·ma·to·zo·on
(ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-ˌän 
-ˈzō-ən,
ˌspər-mə-tə-
plural spermatozoa
(ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-ə
ˌspər-mə-tə-
1
: a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
2
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The video is being screened for a classroom that includes the bookish spermatozoon, Simen, and his best gal pal, Cumilla.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Both gonads are functional and produce spermatozoa and oocyte respectively after puberty.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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, 22 May 2017
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Both gonads are functional and produce spermatozoa and oocyte respectively after puberty.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
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, 22 May 2017
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spermatozoon
noun
sper·ma·to·zo·on
(ˌ)spər-ˌmat-ə-ˈzō-ən
ˌspər-mət-
plural spermatozoa
-ˈzō-ə
Medical Definition
spermatozoon
noun
sper·ma·to·zo·on
-ˈzō-ˌän, -ˈzō-ən
plural spermatozoa
-ˈzō-ə
: a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
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