spermatozoon
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- noun
- /ˌspɜrməˈtəzəˌwən/
- Specialized
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espermatozoide
- Our president has announced that he is going to send a spermatozoon to Sandra Fluke's uterus and return it safely to its donor's penis by the end of the Democratic convention—all at no cost to her.
Examples
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And put the spermatozoon in a microscope?
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And if you removed a spermatozoon or tadpole of a woman's womb ... and put it in a microscope, would you see it move?
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A spermatozoon is crucial for fertilizing the egg cell during reproduction.
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Under a microscope, the spermatozoon displays its motility as it swims toward the egg.
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The male reproductive system produces millions of spermatozoa to increase the chances of fertilization.
Synonyms
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A male sex cell that joins a female egg to make a baby
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A cell like a sperm or egg that joins another cell to make a new living thing
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A male cell that joins a female egg to make a baby
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A cell like a sperm or egg that carries half the genes for a new life
A male sex cell that swims and can fertilize an egg
How Mature
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
spermatozoon = sperma + zoon
The components 'sperma' and 'zoon' are not standalone English words, and the meaning is specialized and scientific.
Etymology
The word spermatozoon comes from Greek parts sperma meaning 'seed' and zoon meaning 'living being', so you can imagine it as a 'tiny living seed'. That's why a spermatozoon is the small male cell that moves to join a female egg and carry the father's genetic information.