Word
spermatozoon
/ˌspəːmətəˈzəuɒn/
noun
精子
the male gamete; a mature reproductive cell that fertilizes an ovum
- 1.
A reproductive cell or gamete of a male, carried in semen, that fertilizes an ovum to produce a zygote.
雄性生殖细胞,存在于精液中,使卵子受精形成合子。
- 2.
the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
雄性生殖细胞；雄性配子
雄性生殖细胞,存在于精液中,使卵子受精形成合子。；雄性生殖细胞；雄性配子；精虫；精子；[医] 精子
In use
Under the microscope, we saw a single spermatozoon moving.
Spermatozoa are tiny cells that carry a male's genetic information.
In the diagram, a spermatozoon swims toward the egg to begin fertilization.
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