English Explanatory Dictionary

spermatophore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spermospore.
  2. A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods, insects, mollusks, and crustaceans.

Word forms

spermatophore spermatophores

Etymology

From spermato- + -phore.

Derived words

hemispermatophore pseudospermatophore spermatophoral spermatophorous
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