spermatozoon
sper·ma·to·zoon
noun
1.
the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
- “a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material”
Origin
From Ancient Greek σπέρμα (spérma, “sperm”) + ζῷον (zōîon, “living thing”), equivalent to spermato- + -zoon.
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