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spermatheca

UK/ˌspɜːməˈθiːkə/

spermatheca noun: a small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.

Noun

spermatheca (plural spermathecas or spermathecae)

  1. A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.

spermatheca meaning in Tamil

spermatheca in Tamil

விந்துவாங்கி, விந்துப்பை

Forms of spermatheca

pluralspermathecas
pluralspermathecae

Origin of spermatheca

From sperma- + theca.

Words formed from spermatheca

Words that rhyme with spermatheca

Questions about spermatheca

What does spermatheca mean?
Spermatheca means a small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.
What is spermatheca in Tamil?
Spermatheca in Tamil is விந்துவாங்கி, விந்துப்பை. See Spermatheca meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spermatheca?
Spermatheca is a noun.
How do you pronounce spermatheca?
Spermatheca is pronounced /ˌspɜːməˈθiːkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of spermatheca?
The plural of spermatheca is spermathecas.

Words near spermatheca in the dictionary

  1. spermatagonia
  2. spermatagonium
  3. spermatangia
  4. spermatangial
  5. spermatangium
  6. spermatheca
  7. spermathecae
  8. spermathecal
  9. spermathecas
  10. spermatia
  11. spermatial

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spermatheca (page history and authors); spermatheca (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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