SPERMATOZOON


Meaning of SPERMATOZOON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈzō-ˌän, -ˈzō-ən ]

noun

( plural sper·ma·to·zoa -ˈzō-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 -ˈzō-əl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.