spermatid

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sper·ma·tid | \ ˈspər-mə-təd

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: one of the haploid cells that are formed by the second division in meiosis of a spermatocyte and that differentiate into spermatozoa

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The first known use of spermatid was in 1889

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spermatid

noun

sper·ma·tid | \ ˈspər-mət-əd

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Medical Definition of spermatid

: one of the haploid cells that are formed by the second meiotic division of a spermatocyte and that differentiate into spermatozoa — compare ootid

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