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Gamete vs Sperm - What's the difference?

gamete | sperm |

Sperm is a hypernym of gamete.

Sperm is a hyponym of gamete.



In cytology terms the difference between gamete and sperm

is that gamete is a reproductive cell (male (sperm) or female (egg)) that has only half the usual number of chromosomes while sperm is the reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.

gamete

English

(wikipedia gamete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A reproductive cell (male (sperm) or female (egg)) that has only half the usual number of chromosomes.

    • Synonyms

    * sex cell * See also

    Hyponyms

    * spermatozoon * sperm * ovum * egg

    Hypernyms

    * germ cell

    Derived terms

    * gametic * gametically * gametocyte * gametogenesis * gametophyte

    See also

    * oocyte * spermatid * meiosis * syngamy

    sperm

    English

    (wikipedia sperm)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Semen; the generative substance of male animals.
  • *, II.12:
    • Other Nations there are, that never have use of fire; Others, whose sperme is of a blacke colour.
  • (cytology) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.
  • * 2012 , Sarah Whitehouse, The Guardian , 13 Apr 2012:
    • Seeing the two little moving cells – the result of her egg and Luke's sperm – was incredible, and two very long weeks later the clinic confirmed I was pregnant.
  • (chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.

    • Synonyms

    * spermatozoon * sperm cell * cum

    Hypernyms

    * gamete

    Derived terms

    * asthenospermic * sperm cell * sperm count * sperm whale * spermatheca * spermatocyte * spermicidal * spermicide * spermous

    Anagrams

    * * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

    (nb-noun-mu)

    • Synonyms

    * sperma *

    Related terms

    * sperme

    Verb

    (head)
  • Imperative of (l)
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