Definition of sperm

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sperm ¹    (spûrm) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. sperm or sperms

1. A male gamete or reproductive cell; a spermatozoon.
2. Semen.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English sperme, semen, from Old French esperme, from Late Latin sperma, from Greek; see sper- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
spermous (Adjective)

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