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autosperms

autosperms is the plural of autosperm.

Meaning of autosperm

Noun

autosperm (countable and uncountable, plural autosperms)

  1. Sperm that has been produced endogenously.
    • Mating events whereby autosperm are donated to one partner while receiving allosperm from a third individual are known from sea slugs (see Chapter 8) and a monogenean flatworm (MacDonald and Caley 1975).1998, Tim R. Birkhead, Anders Pape Møller, Sperm Competition and Sexual Selection, →ISBN, page 237

Questions about autosperms

What is autosperms the plural of?
Autosperms is the plural of autosperm.

Words near autosperms in the dictionary

  1. autospecific
  2. autospectra
  3. autospectral
  4. autospectrum
  5. autosperm
  6. autosperms
  7. autosphenotic
  8. autosphenotics
  9. autosplenectomies
  10. autosplenectomize
  11. autosplenectomized

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