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Gamete vs Spermatozoid - What's the difference?

gamete | spermatozoid |

As nouns the difference between gamete and spermatozoid

is that gamete is gamete (reproductive cell) while spermatozoid is (biology) a motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.

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

    spermatozoid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A motile, ciliated male gamete produced in the antheridium of an alga, fern or gymnosperm.