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Definition of: spermatozoon
(spûr′mə·tə·zō′on) noun plural ·zo·a (-z′ə) Biol.
The male fertilizing element of an animal, usually in the form of a nucleated cell with a long flagellate process or tail by which it swims actively about. [<SPERMATO- + Gk. zōion an animal]
—sper′ma·to·zo′al, sper′ma·to·zo′ic adjective
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