espermatozoide

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === espermatozóide (pre-1990 spelling) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “sperm”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “living thing”) + -oide. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔjd͡ʒi, (Portugal) -ɔjdɨ Hyphenation: es‧per‧ma‧to‧zoi‧de === Noun === espermatozoide m (plural espermatozoides) (cytology) spermatozoon (reproductive cell of the male) === Further reading === “espermatozoide”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “espermatozoide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “espermatozoide”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French spermatozoïde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espeɾmatoˈθoide/ [es.peɾ.ma.t̪oˈθoi̯.ð̞e] (Spain) IPA(key): /espeɾmatoˈsoide/ [es.peɾ.ma.t̪oˈsoi̯.ð̞e] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -oide Syllabification: es‧per‧ma‧to‧zoi‧de === Noun === espermatozoide m (plural espermatozoides) (cytology) spermatozoon (reproductive cell of the male) === Further reading === “espermatozoide”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025