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Spermatozoon

Same as Spermatozoid.

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gamete 76% connected

A reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg

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Come 70% connected

of Come

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Ejaculate 70% connected

To throw out suddenly and swiftly, as if a dart; to dart; to eject.

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Seed 70% connected

of Seed

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Semen 70% connected

The seed of plants.

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Flagellum 70% connected

A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.

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Sperm 92% connected

The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen.

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