Phrase guide

sperm cell

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Sperm; spermatozoon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the male reproductive cell; the male gamete

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sperm, spermatozoon, spermatozoan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gamete

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: spermsel — sperm
  • Bulgarian: сперматозои́д (spermatozoíd) — sperm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精細胞 /精细胞 (jīngxìbāo) — sperm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 精细胞 (jīngxìbāo) — sperm
  • Dutch: spermacel — sperm
  • Dutch: zaadcel — sperm
  • Finnish: siittiö — sperm
  • Polish: plemnik — sperm
  • Polish: spermatozoid — sperm
  • Turkish: sperm hücresi — sperm