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spermatophore

spermatophore noun: a spermospore.

Noun

spermatophore (plural spermatophores)

  1. A spermospore.
  2. A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods, insects, mollusks, and crustaceans.
    • The spermatophores begin to ejaculate immediately after leaving the penis and the whole process is completed in a very few seconds. Pulling the filament attached to the ejaculatory end of a spermatophore is all that is needed to start its ejaculation.1910 June 20, Gilman A. Drew, “Sexual Activities of the Squid, Loligo pealii (Les.). I. Copulation, Egg-laying and Fertilization”, in Journal of Morphology, volume 22, number 2, Philadelphia, Pa....

spermatophore meaning in Tamil

spermatophore in Tamil

விந்துதாங்கி

Forms of spermatophore

pluralspermatophores

Origin of spermatophore

From spermato- + -phore.

Words formed from spermatophore

Questions about spermatophore

What does spermatophore mean?
Spermatophore means a spermospore.
What is spermatophore in Tamil?
Spermatophore in Tamil is விந்துதாங்கி. See Spermatophore meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spermatophore?
Spermatophore is a noun.
What is the plural of spermatophore?
The plural of spermatophore is spermatophores.

Words near spermatophore in the dictionary

  1. spermatoon
  2. spermatophagous
  3. spermatophagy
  4. spermatophobia
  5. spermatophoral
  6. spermatophore
  7. spermatophores
  8. spermatophoric
  9. spermatophorous
  10. spermatophylax
  11. spermatophylaxes

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