Sperm cell

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sperm cell
    n 1: the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is
         mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular
         material" [syn: {sperm}, {sperm cell}, {spermatozoon},
         {spermatozoan}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sperm \Sperm\, n.[F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. ???, ???, from ????
   to sow. Cf. {Spore}.] (Physiol.)
   The male fecundating fluid; semen. See {Semen}.
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   {Sperm cell} (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the
      spermatozoids are developed.

   {Sperm morula}. (Biol.) Same as {Spermosphere}.
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