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sperm
noun /spɜːm/
/spɝːm/ (plural sperm or sperms)Definition
› [C] a sex cell produced by a man or male animal: In human reproduction, one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.Animal reproductionBodily fluids and their productionUrine and urinating › [U] informal for semen (= the liquid produced by the male sex organs that contains sperm)Animal reproductionBodily fluids and their productionUrine and urinating
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