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

Derived forms: sperm cells, sperm cell

Type of: gamete

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

Encyclopedia: Sperm cell

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