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sperm cell
noun
the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
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a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material

Syn: ↑sperm, ↑spermatozoon, ↑spermatozoan
Derivationally related forms: ↑spermatic (for: ↑sperm), ↑spermous (for: ↑sperm)
Hypernyms: ↑gamete
Part Holonyms:
male reproductive system, ↑semen, ↑seed, ↑seminal fluid, ↑ejaculate, ↑cum, ↑come
Part Meronyms: ↑flagellum, ↑acrosome

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noun
: a male gamete : a male germ cell — contrasted with egg cell

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Biol.
1. spermatozoon.
2. any male gamete.
[1850-55]

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sperm cell noun
A male gamete
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Main Entry:sperm

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sperm cell,
1. the reproductive cell produced by a male animal; male germ cell. A sperm cell unites with an egg cell to fertilize it.
2. = spermatozoid. (Cf.spermatozoid)

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noun, pl ⋯ cells [count]
biology :sperm 1

Useful english dictionary. 2012.