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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sper•mous (spûr′məs),USA pronunciation adj. - Cell Biologyof the nature of or pertaining to sperm.
-spermous, - var. of -spermal: gymnospermous.
- Greek -spermos, adjective, adjectival derivative of spérma; see sperm1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spermous /ˈspɜːməs/ adj - of or relating to the sperm whale or its products
- another word for spermatic
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sper•mat•ic (spûr mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm;
seminal; generative. - Anatomypertaining to a spermary.
- Greek spermatikós relating to seed, equivalent. to spermat- (stem of spérma) sperm1 + -ikos -ic
- Late Latin spermaticus
- 1530–40
sper•mat′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spermatic /spɜːˈmætɪk/, spermic /ˈspɜːmɪk/, spermous /ˈspɜːməs/ adj - of or relating to spermatozoa: spermatic fluid
- of or relating to the testis: the spermatic artery
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin spermaticus, from Greek spermatikos concerning seed, from sperma seed, sperm1sperˈmatically adv |