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单词 spermatozoon
释义

spermatozoon

noun

sper·​ma·​to·​zo·​on (ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-ˌän How to pronounce spermatozoon (audio)
-ˈzō-ən,
ˌspər-mə-tə-
plural spermatozoa (ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-ə How to pronounce spermatozoon (audio)
ˌspər-mə-tə-
1
: a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
2
: spermatozoid
spermatozoal
(ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-əl How to pronounce spermatozoon (audio)
ˌspər-mə-tə-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

circa 1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

spermatozoon

noun

sper·​ma·​to·​zo·​on -ˈzō-ˌän, -ˈzō-ən How to pronounce spermatozoon (audio)
plural spermatozoa -ˈzō-ə How to pronounce spermatozoon (audio)
: a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
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