any of the male reproductive cells released in the semen during ejaculation, consisting of a flattened egg-shaped head, a long neck, and a whiplike tail by which it moves to fertilize the female ovum
Also called: sperm, zoosperm
Derived forms
spermatozoal (ˌspermatoˈzoal) or spermatozoan (ˌspermatoˈzoan) or spermatozoic (ˌspermatoˈzoic)