"spermatozoon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌspɜːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spermatozoon.wav Forms: spermatozoa [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “sperm”) + ζῷον (zôion, “living thing”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{af|grc|σπέρμα|ζῷον|nocat=1|t1=sperm|t2=living thing}} σπέρμα (spérma, “sperm”) + ζῷον (zôion, “living thing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|spermatozoa}} spermatozoon (plural spermatozoa)
  1. (cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote. Wikipedia link: spermatozoon Categories (topical): Cytology, Embryology Synonyms: sperm cell, zoosperm, spermatozoön, spermatozoan Hypernyms: gamete Derived forms: spermatozoal, spermatozoic Coordinate_terms: ovum Translations (reproductive cell of the male): սպերմատոզոիդ (spermatozoid) (Armenian), սերմնաբջիջ (sermnabǰiǰ) (Armenian), spermatozoid (Azerbaijani), сперматозоид (spermatozoid) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 精子 (jīngzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), sædcelle [common-gender] (Danish), spermatozo [common-gender] (Danish), spermatozoo (Esperanto), siittiö (Finnish), spermatozoïde [masculine] (French), Spermium [neuter] (German), Samenzelle (German), σπερματοζωάριο (spermatozoário) [neuter] (Greek), शुक्राणु (śukrāṇu) [masculine] (Hindi), hímivarsejt (Hungarian), ondósejt (Hungarian), spermium (Hungarian), sæðisfruma [feminine] (Icelandic), sáð [neuter] (Icelandic), sáðfruma [feminine] (Icelandic), speirmiteasón [masculine] (Irish), spermatozoo [masculine] (Italian), 精子 (seishi) (alt: せいし) (Japanese), 정자 (jeongja) (alt: 精子) (Korean), spermatozoidas [masculine] (Lithuanian), сперматозои́д (spermatozoíd) [masculine] (Macedonian), tao tātea (Maori), spermie [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sædcelle [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), spermie [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), sædcelle [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), اسپرماتوزئید (espermâtozo'id) (Persian), plemnik [masculine] (Polish), spermatozoid [masculine] (Polish), espermatozoide [masculine] (Portuguese), spermatozoid [masculine] (Romanian), сперматозо́ид (spermatozóid) [masculine] (Russian), cealla-sìl [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), spirmatuzzuu [masculine] (Sicilian), spermia [feminine] (Slovak), espermatozoide [masculine] (Spanish), spermie [common-gender] (Swedish), sädescell [common-gender] (Swedish), spermatozo [common-gender] (Swedish), tinh trùng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-spermatozoon-en-noun-b8Atz~a3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with vowel pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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        "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
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          "ref": "2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 339:",
          "text": "But let us suppose [...] that one hardy or lucky spermatozoon has reached the waiting egg.",
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        }
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        "(cytology) A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote."
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      "ipa": "/ˌspɜːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɒn/",
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        "UK"
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    {
      "word": "sperm cell"
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    {
      "word": "zoosperm"
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    {
      "word": "spermatozoön"
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    {
      "word": "spermatozoan"
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "spermatozoid",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "սպերմատոզոիդ"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "sermnabǰiǰ",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "սերմնաբջիջ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "spermatozoid"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "spermatozoid",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сперматозоид"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīngzǐ",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "精子"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sædcelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spermatozo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "spermatozoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "siittiö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spermatozoïde"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Spermium"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "Samenzelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "spermatozoário",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σπερματοζωάριο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śukrāṇu",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "शुक्राणु"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "hímivarsejt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "ondósejt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "spermium"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sæðisfruma"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sáð"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sáðfruma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "speirmiteasón"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spermatozoo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "せいし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seishi",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "精子"
    },
    {
      "alt": "精子",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeongja",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "정자"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spermatozoidas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "spermatozoíd",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сперматозои́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "tao tātea"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spermie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sædcelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spermie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sædcelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "espermâtozo'id",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "اسپرماتوزئید"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plemnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spermatozoid"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espermatozoide"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spermatozoid"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spermatozóid",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сперматозо́ид"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cealla-sìl"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spirmatuzzuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spermia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espermatozoide"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spermie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sädescell"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spermatozo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "reproductive cell of the male",
      "word": "tinh trùng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spermatozoon"
}

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