What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Spermatozoon vs Spermatozoid - What's the difference?

spermatozoon | spermatozoid |

As nouns the difference between spermatozoon and spermatozoid

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

spermatozoon

English

(wikipedia spermatozoon)

Alternative forms

* * spermatozoan

Noun

(spermatozoa)
  • (cytology) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male, carried in semen, that fertilizes the ovum to produce the zygote.

    • Synonyms

    * sperm cell * zoosperm

    Hypernyms

    * gamete

    Coordinate terms

    * ovum

    Derived terms

    * spermatozoal * spermatozoic

    spermatozoid

    English

    Noun

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