sperm

Noun
  1. The male reproductive cell;
    The male gamete (synset 105465045)
    "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
    is a type of: gamete - a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
    has:
    • flagellum - a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
    • acrosome - a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
    is a part of:
    same as: sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon

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