Which meaning originated first, "sperm" as in what is in semen, or the "sperm" in "sperm whale?"
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Sperm as in semen came first, from Greek "sperma" = "seed". The whale was named after the milky-white substance spermaceti (Lat. "whale sperm") found in its head which was originally mistaken for sperm.
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