spermatozoon
Word family nounspermatoblastspermatocelespermatocytespermatogenesisspermatogoniumspermatophorespermatophytespermatorrhoeaspermatothecaspermatozoidspermatozoonadjectivespermatoblasticspermatogeneticspermatothecalspermatozoal
sper·ma·to·zo·on /ˌspɜːmətəˈzəʊɒn $ ˌspɜːrmətəˈzoʊɑːn/ noun (plural spermatozoa /-ˈzəʊə $ -ˈzoʊə/) [countableC] technical Origin spermatozoon (1800-1900) Modern Latin Greek sperma (
→ SPERM) +
zoon “living thing”