spermatid

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɜːmətɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spûr′mə tid)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sper•ma•tid  (spûr′mə tid),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Cell Biologyone of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
  • spermat- + -id3 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spermatid / ˈspɜːmətɪd/
  1. any of four immature male gametes that are formed from a spermatocyte, each of which develops into a spermatozoon
'spermatid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
spermiogenesis

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