nemaspermn.
/ˈnɛməspəːm/, /ˈniːməspəːm/, U.S. /ˈniməˌspərm/, /ˈnɛməˌspərm/ A spermatozoon.Apparently an isolated use.
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1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 397 Must we accept the view of Empedocles of Trinacria that the right ovary..is responsible for the birth of males or are the too long neglected spermatozoa or nemasperms the differentiating factors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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