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sperm1 definition

sperm (spʉrm)

noun

  1. the male generative fluid; semen
  2. pl. sperm or sperms a male gamete, esp. a spermatozoon rather than a spermatozoid

Etymology: ME sperme < MFr esperme < LL sperma < Gr, seed, germ < speirein, to sow, scatter: for IE base see spark

sperm2 definition

sperm (spʉrm)

noun

  1. spermaceti
  2. sperm oil
  3. sperm whale

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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