spermatophore
11spermatophore — a cluster of sperm surrounded by a capsule. The capsule can be deposited into the female and fertilisation can then occur long after this mating …
12spermatophore — n. [Gr. sperma, seed; pherein, to bear] A packet or capsule of spermatozoa for transfer from male to female …
13spermatophore — spermatophoral /sperr meuh tof euhr euhl/, spermatophorous /sperr meuh tof euhr euhs/, adj. /sperr mat euh fawr , fohr , sperr meuh teuh /, n. Zool. a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and… …
14spermatophore — A capsule containing spermatozoa; found in a number of invertebrates. [spermato + G. phoros, bearing] * * * sper·ma·to·phore (spurґmə to for″) [spermato + phore] 1. a capsule containing several spermatozoa, extruded by certain… …
15spermatophore — A packet of sperms transferred by a male shrimp, lobster or crab to the female during mating [Bliss, 1982]. Mass of spermatozoa deposited by gonopods of male on to thoracic sternum or into seminal receptacle of female [Poore, 2004]. Packet… …
16Spermatophore — Sper|ma|to|pho|re 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; Biol.; Med.〉 durch Kittmasse zusammengefügter Haufen von Samenzellen, der bei manchen niederen Tieren der Samenübertragung dient [Etym.: <Spermato… + …phor1] …
17Spermatophore — Sper|ma|to|pho|re die; , n (meist Plur.) <zu gr. phoreĩn »tragen«> zusammenklebende Samenkapseln mancher niederer Tiere (Zool.) …
18spermatophore — n. structure containing a mass of sperm cells produced by the male of certain animal species (Zoology) …
19spermatophore — [ spə:mətə(ʊ)fɔ:, spə mat ] noun Zoology a protein capsule containing a mass of spermatozoa, transferred during mating in various insects, arthropods, cephalopod molluscs, etc …
20spermatophore — sper·mato·phore …
