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sperm (1)
sperm
[
spurm
]
(
plural
sperms
)
noun
Definition:
1.
Same as
spermatozoon
2.
(
informal
)
Same as
semen
(
not in technical use
)
[
14th century. Via late Latin< Greek
sperma
"seed, semen" <
speirein
"to sow"
]
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