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   Sperm , n.[F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. , , from  to sow.  Cf. Spore.] (Physiol.) The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen.
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   Sperm cell (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the spermatozoids are developed. -- Sperm morula. (Biol.) Same as Spermosphere.
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   Sperm, n.[Contr. fr. spermaceti.] Spermaceti.
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   Sperm oil, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale. -- Sperm whale. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
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