SPERMATOZOON (spermatozoa)
Dictionary entry overview: What does spermatozoon mean?
• SPERMATOZOON (noun)
The noun SPERMATOZOON has 1 sense:
1. the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
Familiarity information: SPERMATOZOON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SPERMATOZOON (noun)
Meaning:
The male reproductive cell; the male gamete
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
sperm; sperm cell; spermatozoan; spermatozoon
Context example:
a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material
Hypernyms ("spermatozoon" is a kind of...):
gamete (a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)
Meronyms (parts of "spermatozoon"):
flagellum (a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa))
acrosome (a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg)
Holonyms ("spermatozoon" is a part of...):
come; cum; ejaculate; seed; semen; seminal fluid (the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract)
male reproductive system (the reproductive system of males)
