| NOUN | body | sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan | the male reproductive cell |
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| Sounds | sper'm | |
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| Rhymes | affirm ... worm: 26 rhymes with erm... | |
| Meaning | The male reproductive cell; the male gamete. | |
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| Example | "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" | |
| Synonyms | sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan | |
| Part of | male reproductive system | The reproductive system of males |
| semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come | The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | |
| Parts | acrosome | A process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg |
| flagellum | A lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) | |
| Broader | gamete | A mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
| Spanish | esperma, espermatozoide, espermatozoo | |
| Catalan | esperma, espermatozoide, espermatozou, semen | |
| Adjectives | spermous, spermatic | consisting of or resembling spermatozoa |
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