Definition of spermatozoon
spermatozoa
play \(ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-ə, ˌspər-mə-tə-\1 : a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
2 : spermatozoid
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After extracting spermatozoa from several mice, the team freeze-dried the cells and sent them to the International Space Station in August 2013.
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Origin and Etymology of spermatozoon
New Latin
First Known Use: circa 1839
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