n.
Pronunciation: - ' z ō - ˌ än, - ' z ō - ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -zoa \ - ' z ō - ə \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1839
1 : a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
2 : SPERMATOZOID
– sper · ma · to · zo · al \ - ' z ō - ə l \ adjective