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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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Contributing Factors Many factors can contribute to the lifespan of sperm.
—Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
The idea: Mucinex thins mucus in the cervix, sperm travels through more easily to fertilize the egg.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Chinook salmon eggs were collected Oct. 1-16 at the Little Manistee River Weir in Manistee.
Eggs and milt (sperm) are gathered from the fish during the annual salmon run, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
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Noun
But producing and releasing more sperm takes a lot of energy.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Contributing Factors Many factors can contribute to the lifespan of sperm.
—Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
The idea: Mucinex thins mucus in the cervix, sperm travels through more easily to fertilize the egg.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Chinook salmon eggs were collected Oct. 1-16 at the Little Manistee River Weir in Manistee.
Eggs and milt (sperm) are gathered from the fish during the annual salmon run, according to the DNR.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Sperm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sperm. Accessed 27 Jan. 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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