sperm

Phonetic Respelling: [ spurm ]

Definition:

n. a cell made by male animals. These cells fertilize the eggs made by a female so that the animal can reproduce.

Sentence:

The sperm cell has a head and tail.

More example sentences:

The sperm cell has a head and tail.

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How long can the sperm whale stay under water?

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How long can a sperm whale hold its breath?

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Moby Dick was a sperm whale.

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How big is a sperm whale at birth?

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How long is the tail fluke on the sperm whale?

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A sperm whale is longer than what item?

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Giant squid are hunted by sperm whales.

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How many feet deep can a sperm whale dive?

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Where do the older female sperm whales in the pod lead the other whales to?

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About how long do sperm whales live?

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What does a sperm whale use for breathing?

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What do sperm whales have that are bigger than any other whale?

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How long can a sperm whale stay underwater after coming up for air?

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In what year did the whalers keep sperm whale teeth?

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Synonyms:

reproductive cells; reproduce cells; male cells

Antonyms:

cell made by females

Sperm rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • berm
  • ferm
  • firm
  • germ
  • germe
  • herm
  • hurm
  • schirm
  • squirm
  • sturm
  • term
  • therm
  • thurm
  • worm
  • wurm
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • affirm
  • confirm
  • infirm
  • long-term
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • reaffirm
  • reconfirm