plural sperm or sperms
1
a
: semen
b
: a male gamete
especially
: spermatozoon sense 1
2
: a product of the sperm whale
variants
or spermo-
or sperma-
or spermi-
: seed : germ : sperm
spermatheca
spermicide
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Noun
The sperm fertilizes the egg.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 20 Feb. 2025
In 2023, a couple in Texas sued a fertility clinic for using the wrong sperm in an IVF procedure.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
Many fish change their gamete production from eggs to sperm, or vice versa; some worms produce both at once; some lizard species produce no sperm at all.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Kangaroo egg injected with sperm The experimental IVF process saw embryos produced by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), which as the video demonstrates, is a delicate procedure that sees a single sperm injected directly into a mature egg.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
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And though the show’s Season 8, filmed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, hasn’t really lived up to the Tyler sperm baby drama from Season 7, it’s had its share of moments that have left fans talking.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 20 Feb. 2025
In 2023, a couple in Texas sued a fertility clinic for using the wrong sperm in an IVF procedure.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
Many fish change their gamete production from eggs to sperm, or vice versa; some worms produce both at once; some lizard species produce no sperm at all.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Kangaroo egg injected with sperm The experimental IVF process saw embryos produced by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), which as the video demonstrates, is a delicate procedure that sees a single sperm injected directly into a mature egg.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Sperm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sperm. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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sperm
noun
plural sperm or sperms
1
: the male impregnating fluid : semen
2
: a male gamete
especially
: spermatozoon
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