|  sperm 
  
 
 the male reproductive cell;
 the male gamete
 - a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material
 • Syn:
 sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan
 • Derivationally related forms:
 spermatic, spermous
 • Hypernyms:
 gamete
 • Part Holonyms:
 male reproductive system, semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate,
 cum, come
 • Part Meronyms:
 flagellum, acrosome
 
 
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