spermule

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noun

A spermatozoon.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounspermule (plural spermules)

plural spermules

  1. biologyA spermatozoon.

Origin

  1. New Latinspermulum
  2. Englishspermule

From New Latin spermulum, diminutive of sperma (“seed”). By surface analysis, sperm + -ule.

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APA

spermule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spermule

MLA

“spermule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spermule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spermule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spermule.

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