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