spermatozoon

== English == === Alternative forms === spermatozoön, spermatozoan === Etymology === From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “sperm”) +‎ ζῷον (zōîon, “living thing”), equivalent to spermato- +‎ -zoon. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌspɜːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/ === Noun === spermatozoon (plural spermatozoa) (cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote. ==== Synonyms ==== sperm cell zoosperm ==== Hypernyms ==== gamete ==== Coordinate terms ==== ovum ==== Derived terms ==== spermatozoal spermatozoic ==== Translations ==== == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /spermatoˈzoon/ Rhymes: -oon Syllabification: sper‧ma‧to‧zo‧on === Noun === spermatozoon accusative singular of spermatozoo