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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sper•mous  (spûr′məs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Cell Biologyof the nature of or pertaining to sperm.
  • sperm1 + -ous 1815–25

-spermous, 
  1. var. of -spermal: gymnospermous.
  • Greek -spermos, adjective, adjectival derivative of spérma; see sperm1

'-spermous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-sperm - -spermal - dispermous - gymnospermous - leptospermum - monospermous - sperm - spermatic - spermato- - spermous - trachyspermous - trispermous

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