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Noun: sperm (sperm,sperms)  spurm
  1. The male reproductive cell; the male gamete
    "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"; "a sperm cell is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
    - sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan

Derived forms: sperms, sperm

See also: spermatic

Type of: gamete

Part of: come, ejaculate, male reproductive system, seed, semen, seminal fluid

Encyclopedia: Sperm

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