sperm

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Noun

Singular sperm

Plural sperms

1. (countable) A sperm is a single reproductive cell of a male animal. <> maniyyi.

   Early in life, queens make mating flights during which they mate with multiple drones that die once they have deposited their sperm. <> A farkon rayuwarsu, sarauniyar kudan zuma tana saduwa da mazaje daban-daban wadanda suke mutuwa da zarar sun zuba maniyyinsu. --bbchausa verticals/079

2. (uncountable) Sperm is semen.

Synonyms

• semen
• ejaculate
• sperm cell
• spermatozoon

Related words

• spermicide
• spermicidal
• spermatocyte
• spermatheca

Google translation of sperm

Maniyyi.