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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sper•ma•to•zo•on (spûr′mə tə zō′ən, -on, spûr mat′ə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -zo•a (-zō′ə).USA pronunciation [Cell Biol.]- Cell Biologyone of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum;
a mature male reproductive cell.
- Neo-Latin; see spermato-, -zoon
- 1830–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spermatozoon /ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊɒn/ n ( pl -zoa / -ˈzəʊə/)- any of the male reproductive cells released in the semen during ejaculation, consisting of a flattened egg-shaped head, a long neck, and a whiplike tail by which it moves to fertilize the female ovum
Also called: sperm, zoosperm
ˌspermatoˈzoal, ˌspermatoˈzoan, ˌspermatoˈzoic adj |