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    SPERMATOZOAN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The male reproductive cell; the male gameteplay

    Example:

    a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material

    Synonyms:

    sperm; sperm cell; spermatozoan; spermatozoon

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("spermatozoan" is a kind of...):

    gamete (a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)

    Meronyms (parts of "spermatozoan"):

    flagellum (a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa))

    acrosome (a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg)

    Holonyms ("spermatozoan" is a part of...):

    come; cum; ejaculate; seed; semen; seminal fluid (the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract)

    male reproductive system (the reproductive system of males)

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