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[โ€“] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Omg what a name

[โ€“] mumblerfish@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I heard it from another source, and then the story was that he called it tadpole, and the editor complained that it sounds too silly. So then he said "well, then I'm going to call it a spermion", and the editor shuts up after that.