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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sperm1 /spɜrm/USA pronunciation n., pl. sperm, sperms. - Cell Biology[countable] a male reproductive cell.
- [uncountable] semen.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sperm1 (spûrm),USA pronunciation n., pl. sperm, sperms for 2.- Physiologysemen.
- Cell Biologya male reproductive cell;
spermatozoon.
- Greek spérma seed, equivalent. to sper- (base of speírein to sow seeds) + -ma noun, nominal suffix of result
- Late Latin sperma
- Middle English sperme 1350–1400
- Drugsspermaceti.
- MammalsSee sperm whale.
- See sperm oil.
sperm-, - var. of spermo- before a vowel:spermine.
-sperm, - a combining form with the meaning "one having seeds'' of the kind specified by the initial element:gymnosperm.
- Greek -spermos; see -spermous
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sperm /spɜːm/ n ( pl sperms, sperm)- another name for semen
- a male reproductive cell; male gamete
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin sperma, from Greek; related to Greek speirein to sow sperm /spɜːm/ n - short for sperm whale, spermaceti, sperm oil
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