spermatozoïde

/spɛʁ.ma.tɔ.zɔ.id/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les spermatozoïdes

Meaning

  1. sperm cell

    • Un seul spermatozoïde féconde l'ovule.

      Only one sperm cell fertilizes the egg.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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esperma

Close — a sperm cell relates to sperm.

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1 What does spermatozoïde mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un seul ___ féconde l'ovule.

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