spermatozoon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
    sperm; spermatozoan; sperm cell.
    • a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material

WordNet

Sper`ma*to*zo"ön noun (Also<
  • Spermatozoon
  • Spermatozoön
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , sperm + an animal.
Wordforms
plural Spermatozoa
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) Same as Spermatozoid.

Webster 1913