spermatozoon
pronunciation
How to pronounce spermatozoon in British English:
UK [ˌspɜ:mətəˈzəʊən]
How to pronounce spermatozoon in American English:
US [ˌspɜrmətəˈzoʊən]
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- Noun:
- the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
Word Origin
- spermatozoon (n.)
- (plural spermatozoa), "male sexual cell," 1836, from spermato- + Greek zoion "animal" (see zoo-). Related: Spermatozoal.
Example
- 1. Filament whose oscillations enable the movement of the spermatozoon .
- 2. This is spermatozoon and ovum .
- 3. Did I do grandma and mom spermatozoon to be able to eat .
- 4. A pore in the membrane covering the ovum of some animals through which a spermatozoon can enter .
- 5. The act of becoming pregnant ; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon .