Definition of sperm Sperm
/spɚˈm/ - [sperm] - sperm
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What does sperm mean?
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NounPlural: sperms |
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| sperm - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" | ||
| sperm cell, spermatozoon, spermatozoan | ||
| gamete a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes | ||
| male reproductive system the reproductive system of males | ||
| come, cum, ejaculate, semen, seminal fluid, seed the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | ||
| flagellum a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sperm (Noun)
Semen; the generative substance of male animals. - sperm (Noun)
The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon. - sperm (Noun)
sperm oil ; whale oil from a sperm whale ; spermaceti.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sperm (n.)
The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen. - sperm (n.)
Spermaceti.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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sperm
Men's semen.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sperm
spėrm, n. animal seed: spawn of fishes or frogs: spermaceti.—ns. Sper′maduct, a spermatic duct; Sper′maphore (bot.), a placenta; Sper′mary, the male germ-gland; Spermathē′ca, a spermatic case or sheath—also Spermatothē′ca.—adjs. Spermathē′cal; Spermat′ic, -al, pertaining to, or consisting of, sperm or seed, seminal: connected with the male function, testicular.—v.i. Sper′matise, to yield or to discharge semen.—ns. Sper′matism=Spermism; Sper′matist=Spermist; Spermā′tium, a minute spore within a spermogonium:—pl. Spermā′tia.—adj. Spermatō′al, pertaining to a spermatoon.—n. Sper′matoblast, the germ of a spermatozoon.—adj. Spermatoblas′tic.—ns. Sper′matocele, swelling of the testicle; Sper′matocyst, a seminal vesicle; Spermatocys′tis, inflammation of the seminal vesicles.—adj. Spermatocy′tal.—ns. Sper′matocyte, a mother-cell from which spermatozoids are developed; Spermatogem′ma, a mass of spermatocytes; Spermatogen′esis, the formation of spermatozoa.—adjs. Spermatogenet′ic, Spermatog′enous.—ns. Spermatog′eny, the generation of spermatozoa; Spermatogō′nium, one of the primitive seminal cells that by division form the spermatocytes.—adjs. Sper′matoid, sperm-like; Spermatolog′ical, pertaining to spermatology.—ns. Spermatol′ogist, one versed in spermatology; Spermatol′ogy, the knowledge of the facts about semen; Spermatō′on, the nucleus of a spermatozoon; Spermat′ōphōre, a case which in some Invertebrata encloses the spermatozoa.—adj. Spermatoph′orous.—ns. Spermatorrhē′a, involuntary seminal discharge; Spermatō′vum, a fecundated ovum; Spermatozō′id, Spermatozō′on, one of the male reproductive cells of animals, the physiological complements of the egg-cells or ova:—pl. Spermatozō′a; Sperm′-cell, a spermatozoon: a spermatoblast or a spermatocyte.—adj. Sper′mic=Spermatic—ns. Sper′mism, a seminal discharge: the theory that the male sperm holds the whole germ of the future animal; Sper′mist, one who holds the theory of spermism; Sperm′-nū′cleus, the nucleus of a spermatozoon; Sper′moderm, the whole integument of a seed; Spermogō′nium, the cavity in which, spermatia are produced; Sperm′-oil, oil from the sperm-whale; Spormol′ogy=Spermatology; Spermoph′ōrum, a seminal vesicle.—n.pl. Spermoph′yta, one of the four divisions of the vegetable kingdom including flowering plants.—ns. Sperm′ūle, a sperm-cell; Sperm′-whale, the cachalot, a species of whale from which spermaceti is obtained. [Fr.,—L. sperma—Gr. sperma, spermatos—speirein, to sow.]
Wikipedia 
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Sperm are the male reproductive cells. Most animals and plants use sperm to reproduce. They have different ways of making and releasing the sperm. In all cases the sperm meet with the egg of a female and grow into a new organism.
The name sperm is taken from the greek word "sperma" meaning "seed".
Anatomy.
An animal sperm cell is capable of movement, as it has to get to the uterus to meet with the ovum. Animal sperm cells (including humans) have small 'head' and a long tail called a "flagellum". The flagellum acts like a motor to propel the sperm cell through the female reproductive system.
A plant sperm cell is "non motive", it can't move by itself. Plant sperm cells are contained within the pollen of a plant. They reach other plants through the wind, or insects such as bees.
In humans.
Human sperm is made in the testicles of a man. Human sperm contains 23 chromosomes. A human needs 46 chromosomes, so a sperm cell is called a "haploid" as it only has half. The other half is contained within the ovum or egg of a female. During sex, semen is shot out of the man's penis during ejaculation.
Semen carries the sperm into the womans vagina and down to the ovum in the uterus. During ejaculation millions of sperm cells are released, but only one hundred or so reach the egg.
If or when one does reach the egg, the two cells merge. Because they now have 46 chromosomes, they are called a "diploid". Thiis diploid turns into a zygote, which can grow into a fetus and eventually a baby.
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🔤- sperm, noun, singular of sperms.
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