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spermous

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɜːməs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spûr′məs)

sper•mous (spûr′məs),USA pronunciation adj.

Cell Biologyof the nature of or pertaining to sperm.

sperm¹ + -ous 1815–25

-spermous,

var. of -spermal: gymnospermous.

Greek -spermos, adjective, adjectival derivative of spérma; see sperm¹

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spermous /ˈspɜːməs/ adj

another word for spermatic

spermous /ˈspɜːməs/ adj

of or relating to the sperm whale or its products

sper•mat•ic (spûr mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.

of, pertaining to, or resembling sperm;
seminal;
generative.
Anatomypertaining to a spermary.

Greek spermatikós relating to seed, equivalent. to spermat- (stem of spérma) sperm¹ + -ikos -ic
Late Latin spermaticus
1530–40

sper•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

spermatic /spɜːˈmætɪk/, spermic /ˈspɜːmɪk/, spermous /ˈspɜːməs/, obsolete spermatical /spɜːˈmætɪk^əl/ adj

of or relating to spermatozoa: spermatic fluid
of or relating to the testis: the spermatic artery

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin spermaticus, from Greek spermatikos concerning seed, from sperma seed, sperm¹sperˈmatically adv

'spermous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

-sperm - spermatic - dispermous - gymnospermous - leptospermum - monospermous - trachyspermous - trispermous - sperm - -spermal - spermato-

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