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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New Atlas, 20 May 2025
The females release thousands to millions of eggs from a hole toward the front of their bodies; these are then fertilized by sperm.
—Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
This reduces sperm competition and improves the odds that the eunuch male’s genes are the ones passed on.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
For one thing, the methods for growing and manipulating the embryonic precursors of avian sperm and eggs in a lab setting have been developed for only two birds: the chicken and, recently, the goose.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This means elephant sperm is frequently exposed to high body temperatures that can damage DNA.
—New Atlas, 20 May 2025
The females release thousands to millions of eggs from a hole toward the front of their bodies; these are then fertilized by sperm.
—Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
This reduces sperm competition and improves the odds that the eunuch male’s genes are the ones passed on.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
For one thing, the methods for growing and manipulating the embryonic precursors of avian sperm and eggs in a lab setting have been developed for only two birds: the chicken and, recently, the goose.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sperm
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“Sperm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sperm. Accessed 31 May. 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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