English Explanatory Dictionary

spermalege

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A special-purpose organ found in bedbugs that appears to have evolved to mitigate the effects of traumatic insemination. It has two embryologically distinct parts: the ectospermalege and mesospermalege.

Word forms

spermalege spermaleges

Synonyms

organ of Berlese
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