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sperm

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sperm (noun)
  2. sperm- (combining form)
  3. sperm-aster (noun)
  4. sperm candle (noun)
  5. sperm cell (noun)
  6. sperm center (noun)
  7. sperm nucleus (noun)
  8. sperm oil (noun)
  9. sperm receptor (noun)
  10. sperm sac (noun)
  11. sperm whale (noun)
  12. sperm-whale porpoise (noun)
  13. sperm whaling (noun)
  14. pygmy sperm whale (noun)

sperm

noun \ˈspərm\
plural sperm or sperms

Definition of SPERM

1
a : semen b : a male gamete; especially : spermatozoon 1
2
: a product of the sperm whale
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Examples of SPERM

  1. The sperm fertilizes the egg.

Origin of SPERM

Middle English, from Middle French esperme, sperme, from Late Latin spermat-, sperma, from Greek, literally, seed, from speirein to sow; probably akin to Armenian p'aratem I dispense
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SPERM

berm, firm, germ, herm, perm, squirm, term, therm, worm

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