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sper·ma·to·zo·on | \ (ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-ˌän 
, -ˈzō-ən, ˌspər-mə-tə- \
, -ˈzō-ən, ˌspər-mə-tə- \ plural spermatozoa\ (ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-ə , ˌspər-mə-tə- \
, ˌspər-mə-tə- \Definition of spermatozoon
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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spermatozoal \ (ˌ)spər-ˌma-tə-ˈzō-əl , ˌspər-mə-tə- \ adjective
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spermatozoon
nounsper·ma·to·zo·on | \ -ˈzō-ˌän, -ˈzō-ən \
\ plural spermatozoa\ -ˈzō-ə \
\Medical Definition of spermatozoon
: a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
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