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spermatozoa

spermatozoa is the plural of spermatozoon.

Meaning of spermatozoon

Noun

spermatozoon (plural spermatozoa)

  1. A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.
    • But let us suppose [...] that one hardy or lucky spermatozoon has reached the waiting egg.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 339
    Synonyms:
    sperm cell, zoosperm

Questions about spermatozoa

What is spermatozoa the plural of?
Spermatozoa is the plural of spermatozoon.

Words near spermatozoa in the dictionary

  1. spermatotoxins
  2. spermatova
  3. spermatovum
  4. spermatoxin
  5. spermatoxins
  6. spermatozoa
  7. spermatozoal
  8. spermatozoan
  9. spermatozoans
  10. spermatozoic
  11. spermatozoid

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